German considers Pakistan a trusted partner: Dr Jens Jokisch

FAISALABAD, Feb 16 (APP)::Deputy Head of Mission
at German Embassy, Dr Jens Jokisch on Friday said
that Pakistani youth should equipped with modern
vocational skills to make its products compatible with
international standard.
Talking to a delegation of Faisalabad Chamber of
Commerce and Industry (FCCI), he said that German
organization GIZ was already working in Pakistan for the
last many years to provide fundamental skills to its
work force.
He said that two countries were trusted trading
partners, adding that bilateral trade between the two
countries stood at 2.6 billion Euros during last year.
He said that many German companies were successfully
contributing their role for uplift Pakistani economy.
President FCCI, Shabbir Hussain Chawla said that
many government institutions were imparting skills with
the help of GIZ and other NGOs supported by donor
organizations.
“However, we must adopt new technologies to improve
the quality of our exportable surplus in addition to
entering into emerging field of technical textile”,
he said.
Former President FCCI, Engineer Suhail Bin Rasheed
and Ms Quratul Ain also spoke on the occasion.
Later, Engineer Suhail Bin Rasheed presented shield
to Dr Jens Jokisch.