Trade forum in China

Published June 5, 2008

LAHORE, June 4: A 12-member delegation of Pakistani businessmen, led by Saarc Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Tariq Sayeed, left here on Wednesday for China to attend the third China-South Asia Business Forum to be held on Thursday at Kunming in Yunnan.

The forum, followed by Kunming Import and Export Commodities Fair on June 6, is being organised by the China Council for Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT).

Tariq Saeed will deliver a key note speech at the forum on economic cooperation between China and South Asia, which would be followed by presentations of speakers from India, Sri Lanka and China on important issues.—APP

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