Islamabad (Web Desk): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday invited Swiss companies to invest in Pakistan's diverse sectors including renewable energy and IT.
The premier was talking to Swiss delegation led by its Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis in Islamabad, the Radio Pakistan reported.
Both sides agreed to use G2G and B2B channels to build collaboration in tourism and development of related infrastructure.
It was also decided to convene a meeting shortly to further spell out modes of cooperation in this regard.
The two sides further agreed to enhance bilateral ties, especially in the areas of climate change, trade and investment, development cooperation, higher education and vocational training between Pakistan and Bern.
On this occasion, Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman gave presentation regarding living Indus initiative and Delta blue carbon project which will resume over 300,000 hectares of mangrove wetlands reducing 147 million metric tonnes of carbon and bringing revenues of $250 million.
Earlier, PM Shehbaz welcomed Foreign Minister Cassis and his accompanying delegation and reiterated high importance Pakistan attached to its relations with Switzerland which are based on shared belief in fundamental principles of democracy and the rule of law.
The prime minister also thanked the Swiss government for providing support to Pakistan in the aftermath of last year's devastating floods.
PM Shehbaz also appreciated the Swiss businesses’ approach to the resolution of issues and their work ethic, and invited more Swiss companies to invest in Pakistan, particularly in the renewable energy and IT sectors.
It is pertinent to mention that this is the first bilateral visit of Swiss foreign minister to Pakistan accompanied by three members of the parliament in last 17 years.