The Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) today entered into an co-operation pact with High Commission of Republic of Malawi and Belarus.
An agreement of cooperation in the field of business and industry was signed today between the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the High Commission of the Republic of Malawi and Belarus in India today.
“This has been the first ever agreement between a chamber and High Commissions of foreign countries in India in the history of the chamber,” said a GCCI source.
Under the seven point agreement, both the parties have pledged to increase liaison and cooperation between the two countries in the field of export-import, investment, business information and other commerce oriented activities for the benefit of the business community of both the countries.
Moreover, the two countries have also been urged to give due consideration and weightage to the recommendation of GCCI for granting visas to its members.
The agreement of cooperation with Belarus and Malawi was signed today at a function in Ahmedabad in the presence of Ambassadors/High Commissioners of 15 countries in India.
Those who were present included Japanese ambassador Naoki Ito, Chinese ambassador Zang Yan, Sri Lanka's High Commissioner C. R. Jaysinghe and Nepal’s ambassador Durgesh Mansingh. Ambassadors/High Commissioners of Ukraine, Belarus, Peru, Russia, Kyrgyz, Senegal, Gambia, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Malawi and Laos were also present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion China’s Ambassador to India, Shri Zang Yan said there was bright scope to increase trade between China and Gujarat.
He emphasised the need for increased exchange programmes between businessmen and industrialists of Gujarat and China.
He said he was quite impressed by the high growth rate and rapid industrial development of Gujarat. Referring to the speedily expanding bi-lateral relations between India and China he said that the scope for increased cooperation in the field of business, investment and other sectors was extremely bright.
