Pakistan, Iran asked to adopt swift visa policy

MCCI favours strengthening commercial ties between the two countries

MULTAN: Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) President Khawaja Jalaluddin Roomi urged strong cooperation between Pakistan and Iran to ensure a better future for the entire region.

“Being the largest Muslim countries in the region, the onus of ensuring regional prosperity lies with Iran and Pakistan,” he said while talking to journalists on Thursday, adding that adopting a swift business visa policy should be the first step in achieving these ambitions.

Linking peace and security in Pakistan to that of Iran and vice versa, Roomi said that Iran should not and does not desire instability in Pakistan.



Emphasising strong cultural and historical ties between the two states, Roomi highlighted interaction between the respective business communities as the stepping stone towards stronger bilateral trade and economic cooperation.



Roomi said the Iranian government should facilitate Pakistani exporters rather than restricting their movements and visits, adding that connecting banking sectors of the two countries would serve to expand bilateral trade as well.



He further said that the volume of bilateral trade between Pakistan and Iran does not reflect its true potential, adding that chambers of commerce in the two countries would have to focus on expansion of trade by holding single country exhibitions and sending trade delegations to the respective countries.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 21^st, 2017.

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