President of the Chamber of Commerce: Pakistan intends to attract investors from Azerbaijan

Pakistani businessmen are very interested in cooperation with Azerbaijani entrepreneurs, Report informs citing President of the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Faizi.

"We brought more than 150 representatives of Pakistani business from various fields, including officials, to Baku. We plan to hold a number of fruitful meetings and present the potential of our region. Our province is very rich, there are large deposits of oil and gas. And we want to attract investors from Azerbaijan," he said.

In turn, the ambassador of Pakistan to Azerbaijan, Said Khan Mohmand, noted that his country is interested in strengthening business and investment ties: "Azerbaijan is very attractive and interesting for Pakistan."

Speaking about the region’s investment potential, Vice President of the Sardar Chamber of Commerce and Industry Zahid Shinwari emphasized that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province provides 50% of Pakistan’s oil needs: “So, we can say that our mission is of particular importance in terms of economic cooperation in this area "

He also noted that the pharmaceutical sector is of great interest to Pakistani businessmen.