ISLAMABAD, Jul 26 (DNA): President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday emphasized
the need for promoting greater economic collaborations with Tunisia to
boost bilateral trade.
The president, talking to Pakistan’s Ambassador-designate to the
Republic of Tunisia, Javed Ahmed Umrani, who called on him, also called
for increasing interactions and exchanges between the Chambers of
Commerce and Industry of both countries.
He said that Pakistan greatly valued its historical and brotherly ties
with Tunisia and both countries had commonality of views on various
issues.
He asked the envoy to play his role in further strengthening bilateral
relations with Tunisia by increasing cooperation in the fields of
education, culture, and defense.
President Alvi acknowledged Tunisia’s vision for making OIC a
substantive platform for advancing inter-faith harmony as well as
cooperation in addressing international issues such as the Jammu and
Kashmir Dispute, Palestine and Islamophobia.
The president asked the ambassador-designate to highlight at various
fora the issues of Islamophobia as well as the mistreatment of
minorities in India.
He stated that India was committing gross human rights violations and
persecuting Muslims in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir
(IIOJK), adding that the real face of India needed to be exposed to the
world.
The president also asked the ambassador to convey his good wishes for
Tunisia’s success in strengthening its democracy and democratic
institutions under the leadership of President Kais Saied. DNA
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