The delegation of Pakistan headed by Honorary Consul of Kazakhstan in Lahore Rao Khalid Mahmoud is on a visit to Kazakhstan. On April 9, 2023, a meeting was held with the First Vice Minister of Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan Arman Shakkaliev.
“We have high hopes for the opening of a Kazakh trading house in Islamabad. The main task is to increase the trade turnover between our countries. In the current geopolitical conditions, food security issues come to the fore. Kazakhstani companies can supply about 80 types of goods to the Pakistani market, and, in particular, food products and agricultural machinery,” the First Vice Minister of Kazakhstan said, Kazinform reports.
According to Shakkaliyev, Kazakhstan and Pakistan have begun negotiations on the creation of a joint export-import company.
“Pakistan will become a window for Kazakhstan to enter the markets of third countries. For our part, we will provide Pakistan with access to the EAEU market through the creation of a joint Kazakh-Pakistani company with QazTrade,” Shakkaliyev said.
CentralasianLIGHT.org
April 10, 2023