{"id":562343,"date":"2026-08-17T01:44:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T20:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=562343"},"modified":"2026-08-17T01:44:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T20:44:21","slug":"rcci-strengthens-pak-spain-economic-and-cultural-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/rcci-strengthens-pak-spain-economic-and-cultural-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"RCCI Strengthens Pak\u2013Spain economic and cultural ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> RAWALPINDI<br \/>\nAmbassador of Spain to Pakistan, H.E. Carlos Arag\u00f3n Gil de la Serna, visited the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce &#038; Industry (RCCI), where he held a meeting with RCCI President Usman Shaukat to discuss opportunities for strengthening bilateral trade, investment, economic cooperation and cultural relations between Pakistan and Spain.<br \/>\nSenior Vice President Khalid Farooq Qazi, Vice President Fahad Barlas, former presidents, Executive Committee members and a large number of RCCI members were also present.<br \/>\nPresident Usman Shaukat highlighted the vast potential for expanding Pakistan\u2013Spain trade and emphasized the need to promote stronger business-to-business linkages, enhance market access and facilitate greater cooperation in investment, technology and innovation.<br \/>\nThe meeting assumed added significance in view of recent Pakistan\u2013Spain consultations regarding the establishment of a Joint Working Group on Agriculture, which could provide a structured platform for expanding cooperation in the agricultural sector.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that Spain offers promising opportunities for Pakistani exporters, particularly in textiles and agro-based products, while Pakistan can benefit from Spanish expertise in modern agriculture, precision farming, irrigation systems, agricultural mechanization, greenhouse technology and water management.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan has also identified rice, ethanol, potatoes and maize as products with significant potential for increasing exports to the Spanish market, while textiles remain among Pakistan\u2019s leading exports to Spain. Chairman Prime Minister\u2019s Youth Programme Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan, who attended the ceremony as Chief Guest, along with RCCI President Usman Shaukat, presented the Spanish Ambassador with a football manufactured in Pakistan for the FIFA World Cup. The gesture highlighted Pakistan\u2019s world-class sports manufacturing capabilities and symbolized the growing friendship between the two countries.<br \/>\nThe Ambassador also participated in RCCI\u2019s Independence Day celebrations and cake-cutting ceremony, reflecting the warm people-to-people, cultural and diplomatic ties between Pakistan and Spain. The RCCI leadership expressed its commitment to facilitating stronger institutional and private-sector linkages between the two countries and exploring new avenues for mutually beneficial economic cooperation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI Ambassador of Spain to Pakistan, H.E. 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Senior Vice President Khalid Farooq Qazi, [&hellip;]<\/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-562343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>RCCI Strengthens Pak\u2013Spain economic and cultural ties<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/rcci-strengthens-pak-spain-economic-and-cultural-ties\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"RCCI Strengthens Pak\u2013Spain economic and cultural ties\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"RAWALPINDI Ambassador of Spain to Pakistan, H.E. 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