Kathmandu,
May 2
The 77th
Executive Committee Meeting of the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(SAARC CCI) began in Chandragiri hill, Kahmandu, on Thursday.
Addressing
the meeting, Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara said that the meeting of the
regional business organisation would also help move ahead the agenda of
regional cooperation.
He stressed
on enhanced cooperation in business-economic, socio-cultural, technical and
scientific fields.
"We
need to strengthen cooperation in common issues. The region needs to create
collective self-reliance, therefore, we should support and contribute to each
other when required," he said.
He suggested
collaborative efforts of the SAARC member coutries to bring improvements in the
lives of the people in the region.
President of
the SAARC CCI Ruwan Edirisinghe said that the regional platform like SAARC should
be strengthened to fight with the terror attacks and other challenges that was
creating problems to social life and economic activities.
"The
world has realised the importance of the SAARC region in the global platform,
but we have failed to comprehend this," he said.
President of
the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) Bhawani
Rana said that political stability in Nepal had ensured policy stability for
investment and business and urged the visiting delegates to invest here.
"You are
here in right time as we just concluded Nepal Investment Summit which showcased
more than 70 large business and infrastructure projects. You can explore
opportunities of investment in priority and other areas in the country,"
she said.
She said that
there was a need to create greater connectivity in multiple areas like
business, people and culture.
"Greater
contact among the private sectors of the member countriesis needed as well,"
she stated.
She stressed
on the need to operationalise the South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement
and urged the SAARC CCI to find ways for the same.
Pakistani mbassador
to Nepal Mazhar Javed said that the SAARC was unable to materialise a fraction
of its potential and capacity due to the differences among the members.
"We will
be blamed for this by our future generations," he said.
He said that
the whole region should endorse Nepal government's motion of 'Prosperous Nepal:
Happy Nepali'
Vice-President
of SAARC CCI (Nepal) Chandi Raj Dhakal also urged the businesspersons from the
region to tap the investment potential in Nepal.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 3 March 2019.
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