ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin, here on Tuesday said that Pakistan was looking forward to further strengthen bilateral relations with Korea and promote trade and investment linkages between the two countries. Both sides exchanged views on economic potential and stressed the need to further promote mutual trade and investment linkages, according to press statement issued by the Finance Ministry. The finance minister expressed the desire of increasing exports to Korea and briefed the Korean ambassador about the recent economic developments and initiatives. Moreover, he welcomed plans by Samsung to start cell phone assembly in Pakistan and promised full facilitation in this regard. On the occasion, the Korean ambassador thanked the finance minister for his time and underscored the importance of people-to-people contact between the two countries.

Source: Pakistan Today August 17, 2021 14:03 UTC