SIALKOT: The UAE Ambassador to Pakistan Hamad Obaid Salem Al Zaa’bi said on Tuesday that UAE was keen to further strengthen mutual trade ties with Pakistan.

Addressing a meeting at Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), he said the UAE intended to develop business-to-business and people-to-people contacts. He said the UAE would ensure easy access of Pakistani businessmen and exporters to international trade markets of UAE, stating that Sialkot exporters had great potential to explore and capture the UAE markets.

He stressed that Pakistan was an ideal country for foreign investment and there was no security issues in the country. He pledged UAE investors would soon visit Pakistan to explore opportunities for foreign investment in different trade fields.