JICA President calls on the Foreign Minister

Islamabad: The President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Mr. Shinichi Kitaoka called  on the Foreign Minister, today. He briefed the Foreign Minister on JICA’s economic and  technical assistance to Pakistan in important areas such as health, education, disaster management and promotion of agriculture and rural development.

While acknowledging Japan’s role as an important development partner, the Foreign Minister  highlighted new opportunities available in Pakistan for deepening trade and investment ties  in the wake of growing investors’ confidence. He briefed the JICA President on the

 Government’s focus on socio-economic development and recent success in stabilization of the economy. He welcomed JICA’s focus on social issues, particularly water and sanitation.

The Foreign Minister also appreciated signing of Memoranda of Cooperation (MoC) on Technical  Intern Training Programme and Specified Skilled Workers Program between the two countries in 2019. The Foreign Minister said that this would be a mutually beneficial project in view of Japan’s aging population and Pakistan’s talented youth bulge.

The President of JICA emphasized that High Level Economic Policy Dialogue, which resumed recently, offers new avenues of bilateral cooperation for the two countries.

Both sides expressed firm resolve to further enhance economic cooperation between the two countries. The President of Japan International Cooperation Agency is on a four-day visit to Pakistan.