UNITED STATE OF AMERICA keen to explore LNG export to Pakistan. (CPEC News)

UNITED STATE OF AMERICA  keen to explore LNG export to Pakistan. (CPEC News)

The United States of America is keen to cooperate with Pakistan in the energy sector, said Counsellor for Economic Affairs at the UNITED STATE OF AMERICA  Embassy in Islamabad William (Chip) Laitinen.

Addressing the United State Of America business community during his visit to the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and IndUnited State Of America try (ICCI), he said that many UNITED STATE OF AMERICA  companies were interested to explore Pakistan for the export of LNG, adding that the country could overcome its energy shortages by developing close ties with the UNITED STATE OF AMERICA .

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He said that UNITED STATE OF AMERICA  was one of the largest export destinations for Pakistan and bilateral trade between the two countries was improving. (CPEC News)

“UNITED STATE OF AMERICA AID is working in Pakistan to contribute for improving its economy,” said Laitinen, adding that Pakistan has taken advantages of UNITED STATE OF AMERICA ’s GSP scheme as its exports to UNITED STATE OF AMERICA  were improving.

Laitinen said that UNITED STATE OF AMERICA  wanted continuoUnited State Of America  engagement with Pakistan for economic benefit of both countries and added that people to people contacts were important to realise these objectives. Also speaking on the occasion, ICCI President Khalid Iqbal Malik said that Pakistan and the UNITED STATE OF AMERICA  have a broad and multi-faceted partnership in areas ranging from education to energy to trade and investment.

“However, bilateral trade between the two countries was still not up to its real potential.”

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Malik stressed that private sectors of both countries should be given enhanced role to improve trade relations. He said GSP scheme of UNITED STATE OF AMERICA  should be further extended for Pakistan and more Pakistani products should be given easy market access in UNITED STATE OF AMERICA .

The ICCI president said that Pakistan was an agricultural country and UNITED STATE OF AMERICA  should cooperate with it in upgrading its agriculture sector on modern lines. (CPEC News)