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High Commissioner-Designate To Australia Naila Chohan Calls on NA Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq
Pakistan’s High
Commissioner-designate to Australia Ms. Naila Chohan called on Speaker National
Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in Parliament House Islamabad on the afternoon of
Tuesday,19th August 2014.
Talking to the High Commissioner-designate, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said that Pakistan
attaches immense importance to its relations with Australia and wants to further
reinforce them through intensifying parliamentary and trade relations and
people-to-people contacts. He said the after assuming her charge, she should
establish close liaison with Australian political hierarchy, business community
and Pakistani expatriates settled in Australia for further consolidation of
Pakistan-Australian relations.
The Speaker said that immense potential exists in Pakistan which needs to be
tapped for mutual benefit. He said that Pakistan has a strong agri-base,
however, lacks expertise in value addition. He said that Pakistan could benefit
from Australian Agricultural and vale addition expertise.
The Ambassador-designate Ms. Naila Chohan assured the Speaker that she would
meet Australian political and diplomatic hierarchy after assuming her charge and
discuss ways and means to strengthen Pakistan’s relations with Australia. She
agreed that Australian investors should take advantage of economic potential in
Pakistan. She apprised the Speaker about the desire of Australian companies to
invest in the Halal food sector of Pakistan and use their expertise to bring
latest technology and value-addition to this sector. She termed it an impetus to
Pakistan’s Halal meat sector, which sees great potential of enhancing exports to
the Muslim countries especially the Middle East.
