ISLAMABAD -— The Commercial Attaché at the Saudi Embassy in Pakistan Mohammad Ahmad Asiri and members of the office bade farewell at Islamabad International Airport to the delegation of Pakistani businessmen participating in the meetings of the Saudi-Pakistani trade mission to be held in Jeddah, under the auspices of the Saudi Export Development Authority.

A total of 65 Saudi companies and 35 Pakistani companies are interested in importing Saudi products in the food and building materials sectors.

The trade mission in Jeddah is scheduled to last for two days (Jan. 13-14) to discuss opportunities and to enhance the quality of Saudi products, achieve greater openness to international markets and allow local exporters to strike many deals to develop exports and open new markets for their products. — SG