Malaysia Ready to Help Farm and Tourism Sectors Uplift in Pakistan

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | October 29, 2008 by D-8 Secretariat

The Malaysian government is ready to extend support to Pakistan in the development of its agriculture and tourism sectors while Malaysia will hold road shows in Pakistan next year to showcase vast opportunities exist in Malaysia for the foreign investors.

Malaysian Ambassador to Pakistan Ahmad Shahizan Abd Samad told reporters at a news conference here on Wednesday that there is zero poverty in Malaysia and Pakistan can follow the Malaysian experience to eradicate poverty from the country by adopting short-term, medium-term, and long-term policies. At present, he said the bilateral trade between Pakistan and Malaysia is $1.17 billion, which can be further enhanced through mutual co-operation in different fields.

The envoy said there exists vast scope of co-operation between Pakistan and Malaysia in different fields, including education, tourism and educational sectors. “Malaysia has developed its agriculture and tourism sectors and both the countries can share each others experience in both the sectors. On the other hand, Pakistan’s agriculture sector has strength and potential”, he said, adding: “We can share Malaysian experience in developing Pakistan’s tourism sector”.

About the impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf, Samad said that political developments in Pakistan are its internal matter, adding: “We hope Pakistan will move forward in terms of socio-economic sector.” Answering a question, he said that Malaysia is following liberal policies and foreign investors are not only fully encouraged, but also provided tax incentives.

“We are focussed and Vision-2020 Malaysia is to make Malaysia as a developed country”, he said, adding that five economic regions have been created in Malaysia to bring economic development. He also praised the standard of Lahore’s educational institutions, saying the faculty in these institutions is highly regarded. To another query, he said political system in Malaysia is very strong.

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