ISLAMABAD: The government and people of Bosnia attaches great importance to relations with Pakistan, Turkiye, and Azerbaijan as these three countries always kept their doors open for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
“The Bosnian president will lead a business delegation to Pakistan during the current year to further strengthen bilateral trade and economic ties between the two countries”, revealed Emin Cohodarevic, Bosnia and Herzegovina Ambassador to Pakistan on Monday.
Emin Cohodarevic was addressing the business community during his visit to the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), according to an ICCI news release.
The Bosnian ambassador informed that his country would organize Sarajevo Business Forum from May 21-23, 2024 and Pakistani representatives would also be invited to the forum.
Urging the ICCI to form a high-level business delegation, the Bosnian envoy said the chamber would be invited to the forum to exchange ideas, make connections, and realize business opportunities.
Informing Bosnia has already signed a Free Trade Agreement with the European Free Trade Association and trying to become a member of the European Union, he stressed the need for a close relations between the two country, saying it would provide Pakistan with better market access to the EU countries”. He said that Pakistanis having US, EU, or Shenzhen visas could visit Bosnia without applying for a visa.
He assured that he would work hard to improve bilateral trade and economic ties between Bosnia and Pakistan as both countries had good scope for cooperation in economic, cultural, science, education, and many other sectors.
Speaking on the occasion, ICCI President Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari said that Pakistan and Bosnia were enjoying good bonds of friendship, which should be transformed into growing business relations.
He said that both countries had good potential to enhance cooperation in many fields, including agriculture, textiles, automotive parts, hydropower, mine and mineral, and urged that both should encourage regular exchange of business delegations to transform the potential into reality. He assured that the ICCI would try to form a business delegation to participate in the Sarajevo Business Forum. Islamabad Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Rizwana Asif stressed the need for enhanced connectivity between the women entrepreneurs of Pakistan and Bosnia for which they have great potential.
