House of People’s Representatives (HPR) Foreign Relations and Peace Affairs Standing Committee Chairperson Dima Negewo and Pakistan Ambassador Atif Sharif held talks today about further bolstering the bilateral relations between the two countries.
The standing committee chairperson said on the occasion the two sides discussed about ways of further enhancing trade exchange and investment as well as tourism between the countries.
They also stressed the need to further bolster parliamentary cooperation and promised to conduct exchange of visits of the speakers of the parliaments and their counterparts, Dima added.
Pakistan Ambassador to Ethiopia, Atif Sharif pointed out that the parliamentary relationships between the countries could further strengthen bilateral relations.
According to him, Pakistan attaches very high importance to its relations with Ethiopia, which is one of the largest countries in Africa and the lynchpin in the Horn of Africa.
‘We have close cooperation on the multilateral affairs. We al
so have strong trade relations and there’s a lot of potential to increase bilateral trade,’ the ambassador stated.
Pakistan is now looking to have more parliamentary exchanges as parliamentary cooperation is the key to improve bilateral relations, Sharif said.
Moreover, he indicated that there is room for cooperation in tourism as Ethiopian Airlines is now going directly to Karachi four times a week.
And the Ethiopian government opened embassy in Islamabad last year, which is also playing an active role in connecting both countries together, the ambassador stated. ‘So, we are looking for an exciting period of cooperation ahead of us.’
Source: Ethiopian News Agency