A meeting with a delegation of the Pakistani state-owned company Gujranwala Business Centre headed by its chairman Ahmad Ikram Lone was held yesterday at the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Islamabad. This was reported on the website of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Pakistan.

Representatives of the company noted that Gujranwala is the third largest rapidly developing industrial region of Pakistan and expressed interest in establishing regular contacts with Turkmen business circles.

The embassy staff acquainted the guests with the policy of the leadership of Turkmenistan on diversifying the national economy through the widespread introduction of modern technologies and market mechanisms.

It was noted that support for private business and effective implementation of programs to increase the export of national goods are among the priorities of the progressive, socially oriented policy of the government of Turkmenistan.

Pakistani businessmen expressed great interest in intensifying contacts with Turkmen entrepreneurs to further expand and increase bilateral trade.

In this regard, the parties discussed the possibility of organizing an exhibition of Pakistani goods in Ashgabat to establish partnerships and exchange business ideas.

The parties agreed to hold regular meetings to further develop and strengthen cooperation, the source notes.