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16 October 2024, 10:08

Pakistan interested in joint ventures with Belarus in tractor-making, dairy industry

ISLAMABAD, 16 October (BelTA) – Pakistan is interested in launching joint ventures with Belarus in tractor-making and milk processing, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said as he met with Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko, BelTA has learned.

“We would greatly benefit from launching joint ventures, especially in tractor manufacturing and healthcare. Pakistan is one of the world's leading producers of milk. We are also interested in your best practices, in  creating joint ventures in this area,” said Shehbaz Sharif.

Roman Golovchenko is on a working visit to Pakistan on 15-16 October. In Pakistan Roman Golovchenko is scheduled to attend a meeting of the Heads of Government Council of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states. This is the first meeting for Belarus as a full member of the organization. Documents are expected to be signed following the meeting.

Belarus has been participating in the SCO since 2010 as a dialogue partner and since 2015 as an observer. In July 2024, Belarus became a full member of the organization.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is a permanent intergovernmental international organization, the establishment of which was announced on June 15, 2001 in Shanghai (PRC). Initially, it was the "Shanghai Five" - ​​Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan. The foundation for the unification of countries with different political systems, traditions and values ​​within the SCO was the sphere of security and trade and economic relations. The common goal was to ensure a favorable international environment based on the principles of the "Shanghai spirit", the main content of which is mutual trust and benefit, equality, mutual consultations, respect for the diversity of cultures and civilizations, and the desire for joint development. The founding document of the organization is the SCO Charter, signed in June 2002.
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