An official cum business delegation from Ethiopia led by Foreign Affairs State Minister, Ambassador Redwan Hussein visited Pakistan to promote business ties between the two countries.
·        Over 40 businesspersons representing agriculture, textiles, rice, herbs, fruits cold storage, minerals, real estate, leather, IT, Pharmaceutical, Steel and Automobiles, accompanied the Minister to Pakistan.
An official cum business delegation from Ethiopia led by Foreign Affairs State Minister, Ambassador Redwan Hussein visited Pakistan to promote business ties between the two countries. Over 40 businesspersons representing agriculture, textiles, rice, herbs, fruits cold storage, minerals, real estate, leather, IT, Pharmaceutical, Steel and Automobiles, accompanied the Minister to Pakistan. The delegation had a series of meetings with the Office of the Prime minister of Pakistan Board of Investment, the Chamber of Commerce of Islamabad, Company CEOs in Pakistan, and representatives of The Center for Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI).
During the visit, Islamabad’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry has expressed keenness to connect with their counterparts in Ethiopia to explore trade and joint venture possibilities. In response to its request for issuance of visa, the State minister informed that visa on arrival would be considered. He added that direct flight of Ethiopian Airlines to Karachi was also under consideration. The Minister invited Pakistani business to invest in sectors such as agriculture, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, agro-processing, textiles and leather and explained that the upcoming industrial parks will be an added incentive for foreign investors. Redwan also informed that Ethiopia is set to establish its permanent Mission in Pakistan soon and urged for a regular mechanism of interaction between business associations and chambers of the two countries .In response to the suggestion, Ambassador Ali Javed, Additional Foreign Secretary Africa at Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) proposed ‘Joint Business Council’ with Ethiopia. During the meeting of the Ethiopian delegation with the leaders of the Centre for Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) both the organisations agreed on the need to create academic and institutional collaboration with think tanks and academia in the two countries.
Ethiopia’s imports from Pakistan mainly are sugar products, rice, packaging bags, and medical supplies, while it exports cereals, tea leaves, spices, and textiles to Pakistan, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
