{"id":81295,"date":"2025-05-21T08:57:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T03:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/?p=81295"},"modified":"2025-05-21T10:02:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T05:02:21","slug":"pakistan-and-france-pledge-to-deepen-trade-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/pakistan-and-france-pledge-to-deepen-trade-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan and France pledge to deepen trade ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We see immense potential in building sector-specific partnerships, especially in agriculture, renewable energy, pharmaceuticals, and digital transformation: Kamal<br \/>\nOnline<br \/>\nISLAMABAD<br \/>\nFederal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan and French Ambassador Nicolas Galey held an extensive meeting on Tuesday to explore avenues for strengthening bilateral trade, boosting sector-specific cooperation.<br \/>\nThe discussion covered a wide range of topics, from market access and industrial certification to institutional reform and future trade diplomacy. Both sides expressed commitment to transforming Pakistan\u2013France economic engagement into a more structured and mutually beneficial partnership.<br \/>\n\u201cFrance is a key partner in the EU and globally. We see immense potential in building sector-specific partnerships, especially in agriculture, renewable energy, pharmaceuticals, and digital transformation,\u201d said Minister Jam Kamal Khan. He emphasized Pakistan\u2019s eagerness to boost exports and welcomed France\u2019s support in helping local industries align with international compliance and certification standards.<br \/>\nThe two sides discussed the upcoming Pakistan\u2013France Investment Forum in Paris, which is being planned to bring together business leaders, institutional investors, and policymakers. Minister Khan proposed incorporating fashion shows, B2B meetings, and single-country exhibitions into future trade forums to promote Pakistani textiles, ICT, garments, and agri-based products.<br \/>\nHighlighting ongoing success stories, the minister cited Peugeot car assembly, and a newly launched cancer medicine production facility in Karachi, as models of strategic cooperation.<br \/>\nAmbassador Galey echoed support, pointing to French companies already active in Pakistan\u2019s lighting and pharmaceutical sectors. He noted, \u201cExamples of successful joint ventures must be highlighted to build trust and encourage further investment.\u201d<br \/>\nThe meeting concluded with a shared commitment to institutionalize cooperation, align development strategies move toward data-driven, sustainable, and inclusive bilateral trade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We see immense potential in building sector-specific partnerships, especially in agriculture, renewable energy, pharmaceuticals, and digital transformation: Kamal Online ISLAMABAD Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan and French Ambassador Nicolas Galey held an extensive meeting on Tuesday to explore avenues for strengthening bilateral trade, boosting sector-specific cooperation. The discussion covered a wide range of &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":81313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81295"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81314,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81295\/revisions\/81314"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}