AP

ISLAMABAD – Federation of Pakistan
Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) President Abdul Rauf Alam has
asked the business community to explore untapped trade potential of
Lebanese market. While speaking to Ambassador of Lebanon to Pakistan
Mona El Tannir, he said additional steps were needed to promote economic
cooperation to bring masses of the two countries closer. The meeting
was attended by leading businessmen, who discussed ways and means to
promote greater trade relations between the two countries. The FPCCI
president briefed the ambassador about the functions of trade bodies in
the country and invited Lebanese businessmen to visit and hold single
country exhibition in Pakistan. Alam was of the opinion that enormous
potential for bilateral trade was available.

However, both countries could not tap
unexplored potential so far. On the occasion, Mona said that her country
was known for production of olives and olive oil. She said that
Pakistan was importing olives, generators and some other items from
Lebanon but the bilateral trade can be improved. She said that Pakistani
textiles, rice, handicrafts and carpets are very popular in her country, while the tourism sector of Lebanon offers various opportunities.