PCJCCI gets preferential treatment for China’s visa

Its delegation will visit Chinese cities for business matchmaking

LAHORE: The Pak-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) has been given preferential status by the Chinese embassy in Pakistan with regard to visa issuance for its members.

In a statement on Wednesday, PCJCCI President SM Naveed recalled that during a recent meeting with a delegation of the chamber, Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing was requested to grant preferential treatment to PCJCCI’s recommendations for issuing visas to Pakistani businessmen, which would support efforts aimed at promoting bilateral trade and investment. “The ambassador was confident that enhanced communication and frequent exchange of trade delegations between the two countries will prove to be highly beneficial for mutual prosperity and economic development,” he said.



They also discussed the forthcoming visit of a delegation to Beijing, Guangzhou and Chengdu comprising PCJCCI executive committee members, which could be utilised for business matchmaking and meetings with business counterparts.

Naveed told the envoy that the PCJCCI was providing a one-stop solution to Chinese delegates such as facilitating visa issuance, security provision, business-to-business and business-to-government meetings, industrial visits, awareness of taxation policies, formalities required by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, banking network, pre-feasibility reports and market assessment reports.



He also pointed out that the PCJCCI had suggested the resumption of Cathay Pacific operations that were stopped in 2014.



It was the only airline that had been flying from Pakistan to 20 destinations in China while other airlines, which are currently operating on the China-Pakistan route, are only taking passengers to five or six destinations.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 7^th, 2018.

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