President Dr Arif Alvi has called for increasing cooperation with Morocco in the fields of trade, investment and economy.

He was talking to Pakistan’s Ambassador-designate to Morocco Muhammad Sami-ur-Rehman, who called on him in Islamabad.

The President said relations between Pakistan and Morocco are marked by common history and shared interests.

He said the two side need to increase the exchange of high-level visits to further strengthen bilateral cooperation.

President Alvi said that the Special Investment Facilitation Council had been constituted to provide a single platform to facilitate and attract investment and Morocco could benefit of Pakistan’s business friendly environment.

Earlier, talking to Pakistan’s Permanent Representative-designate to the United Nations in Geneva, Dr Bilal Ahmad, the President urged him to continue Pakistan’s positive engagement with the UN system to advance county’s national interest and priorities.

He urged the ambassador to use the OIC platform in Geneva to project the perspective and voice of the Muslim Ummah on issues such as Islamophobia and the plight of the Kashmiri and the Palestinian people.

Source: Radio Pakistan