ISLAMABAD
\nPakistan and Canada, Saturday, while recognizing the significant untapped potential in the relationship, expressed their readiness to improve the implementation of existing agreements and identify new avenues for cooperation.
\nThe 6th round of Bilateral Political Consultations between the two countries was held here in which the both sides emphasized the importance of strengthening trade and economic cooperation including greater support to business communities, facilitation of the trade delegations and enhanced institutional linkages.
\nOn behalf of Pakistan, Ambassador Nabeel Munir, Special Secretary (United Nations) joined by Director General (Americas) participated in the Consultations while the Canadian side was represented by Ambassador Weldon Epp, Assistant Deputy Minister (Indo-Pacific) from Global Affairs Canada and the High Commissioner Tarik Ali Khan. Foreign Office Spokespersons said in a press release.
\nThe two sides expressed satisfaction over the steady growth of bilateral relations marked by recent substantive interactions between Deputy Prime Minister\/Foreign Minister and Canadian Foreign Minister.
\nThey noted that these engagements had provided strategic guidance and momentum to the partnership and reaffirmed their shared commitment to further deepen these ties.
\n\u201cThe two sides emphasized cooperation in trade and investment, agriculture and agri-tech, mining and minerals, energy, climate change, artificial intelligence and information and communications technology, skilled workforce development, education and research, tourism and people-to-people exchanges as key drivers for taking the relationship forward,\u201d the press release further added.
\nThey also underscored the central role of investment in achieving sustainable and mutually beneficial growth and agreed to work towards encouraging private sector to explore emerging opportunities.
\nThe two sides also exchanged views on the evolving global and regional environment and discussed key multilateral issues of mutual interest.
\nBoth sides agreed to maintain regular consultations and expressed confidence that sustained engagement would lead to new progress in the bilateral partnership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Pakistan and Canada, Saturday, while recognizing the significant untapped potential in the relationship, expressed their readiness to improve the implementation of existing agreements and identify new avenues for cooperation. The 6th round of Bilateral Political Consultations between the two countries was held here in which the both sides emphasized the importance of strengthening trade […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-530139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-business"],"yoast_head":"\n