RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) President Mian Humayun Parvez hosted an Iftar dinner in honour of the ambassadors, high commissioners and Commercial Counselors here at a local hotel.
Ambassadors of Poland, Argentine, Brazil, Spain, and high commissioner of Sri Lanka, deputy head of foreign missions and Commercial Counselors attended the dinner. Senator Mian Atiq also attended the dinner. Senior vice president Saqib Rafiq, Vice President Muhammad Aqil Obaid, group leaders Sheikh Shabbir, Sohail Altaf, former presidents, members of the executive committee and a large number of traders were also present in the event.
After the dinner, exit of United Kingdom from European Union, current political and economic situation in Pakistan and Budget 2016-2017 was the key topic during the informal discussion. The common view on UK exit from EU was no negative implications on Pakistan as it has strong and good relations with UK and GSP plus status does exist with the EU. However, it was suggested to take quick measures and efforts for signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Britain as soon as possible.
Earlier, RCCI President in his welcome address thanked the dignitaries and traders for overwhelming gathering. In a brief speech he highlighted the key initiatives taken by RCCI to promote trade in the region and improving the networking among the traders’ community. An update on RCCI’s past, current and upcoming events was also given to the participants.
