- Punjab CM, Ambassador of Belgium agree to explore avenues to promote further cooperation and bilateral ties
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Friday stated that Pakistan values its relations with Belgium greatly, reiterating the Punjab government’s commitment to take bilateral ties to new heights.
Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif was talking to Ambassador of Belgium to Pakistan H.E Charles Idesbald van der Gracht de Rommerswael who called on her on Friday.
On the occasion, Maryam Nawaz and the Ambassador of Belgium agreed to explore avenues to promote further cooperation and bilateral ties between Belgium and Punjab.
“Relations with Belgium will reach new heights,” said CM Maryam Nawaz vowed, and invited the Belgium investors to tap the vast potential in various Punjab sectors. The chief minister informed the visiting envoy that Punjab offered a conducive environment for investment, especially for foreign investors.
“Youth are being imparted training in world class IT skills and special attention is being given to the mechanization of agricultural sector in Punjab,” the Punjab CM said.
On the occasion, Ambassador of Belgium H.E Charles Idesbald van der Gracht de Rommerswael praised Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s people-friendly policies, and economic vision of the Government of Punjab. He said that the Punjab Government’s measures to control effects of climate change and improve environment were impressive. “Environment-friendly innovative initiatives in Punjab will have far-reaching results,” he lauded.
The Ambassador of Belgium said, “Belgium is interested in increasing investment and cooperation in various sectors in Pakistan.” He also emphasized the need for enhancing cooperation to benefit from each other’s experiences in education, agriculture and other fields.”
CM Meets PML-N MPAs from Sargodha & Sialkot
Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz held a meeting MPAs from Sargodha and Sialkot, including Manawar Hussain and Muhammad Faiz respectively.
On the occasion, the chief minister directed the MPAs to ensure continuous monitoring of the development projects and CM’s Initiatives. She directed the lawmakers to monitoring prices of bread, flour and other essential commodities on regular basis.
Speaking to the MPAs, the chief minister said that Punjab was the only province where bread and flour was available at the cheapest price. “The efforts of the political and administrative team to reduce and stabilize the prices of bread and flour are commendable”, she stated, adding that the Punjab government would establish a commendable historic standard of public service.
She added, “For the first time in the history of Pakistan, we are establishing a formal system of price control and a separate department as well. Resolving economic hardships caused to the people due to inflation is foremost among our priorities.”
During the meeting, the MPAs apprised the Punjab CM of problems of being faced by the public in their constituencies and commended the public welfare projects launched by the chief minister to ameliorate public problems.
