Chairman CCPIT Calls on Pakistan’s Consul General, Chengdu

The newly-appointed Chairman of the CCPIT Chongqing, He Yi, with his delegation called on the Consul General of Pakistan, Chengdu at the Consulate General today.

CCPIT (China Council for the Promotion of International Trade) is the leading body for the promotion of international trade in China.

The Chairman, principally, underscored that CCPIT wanted to (a) strengthen trade ties with Pakistan, (b) invite Pakistani companies to participate in China-Chongqing International Logistics Exhibition being held in May as well as 16th Motor Cycle Expo being held in September, (c) propose co-operation of Pakistan’s international business law companies with counterparts in Chongqing.

The Consul General welcoming the Chairman emphasized the need to deepen and expand trade and investment cooperation between Pakistan and Chongqing. The CG underscored that Pakistan had very good internationally known lawyers and companies who could help Chongqing strengthen its legal framework. The CG also maintained that as a result of CPEC and Gawadr, the business of logistics was witnessing tremendous growth in Pakistan and hoped that companies of Pakistan and Chongqing could gain from each other’s experiences going forward.

The CG underlined that today’s Pakistan was passing through a massive economic transformation and was becoming regional hub for connectivity, transportation, and oil and gas supply lines. Goldman Sachs had identified Pakistan as one of the N-11 (Next Eleven countries) having potential to become one of the world’s largest economies in the 21st century

The Commercial Counsellor of the Consulate General, Haroon Masood, at the meeting informed the Chairman CCPIT that Pakistan would like Chongqing to be the venue for 2019 Single-Country Exhibition. The Chairman warmly welcomed the proposal and assured that Chongqing municipality will extended best possible cooperation to Pakistan to successfully hold 2019 Single-Country Exhibition.

8 March, 2018

Consulate General of Pakistan,
Chengdu.