Tokyo- As per Prime Minister’s guidance for foreign policy to aggressively pursue economic diplomacy and the directions of the Ambassador of Pakistan to Japan regarding Mission’s new strategy to bring Pakistan’s vibrant and resourceful community in Japan to be partners in prosperity of Pakistan, through joint ventures especially in SME’s sector the Commercial Counsellor visited Hokkaido Region. With its vast expanse of land, Hokkaido is blessed with abundant high-quality water, extensive farmland, fishing grounds and rich forest resources accounting for almost a quarter of the total forestland in Japan. The prefecture thus has a wealth of environmentally friendly energy resources, such as wind, biomass and natural gas fields. This region is contributing greatly to the stability and development of the nation as a whole as a center for food supplies, tourism and recreation.
In his meetings with Hokkaido, Sapporo and Ottaru Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Hokkaido Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, Hokkaido International Business Promotion Association , JETRO and METI Hokkaido and leading Pakistani business community, Pakistan’s trade and investment potential was discussed with an aim to find out mutual areas of cooperation.
It was very encouraging that Japanese stakeholders showed keen interest in the potential of Pakistan and agreed to extend all kind of support to the business promotion activities to be planned by the Mission in this region. The potential sectors of mutual cooperation were identified as agriculture, seafood and food related industry.