ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has encouraged the Japanese investors to seize the new opportunities available in Pakistan for deepening trade and investment ties in the wake of the improved security environment.

He was talking to Governor of Osaka Prefecture, Ichiro Matsui, who paid a courtesy call on him in Islamabad today.

The Governor of Osaka expressed his earnest desire to further strengthen economic cooperation between Pakistan and Japan . He solicited support of Pakistan for Japan ‘s bid to host World Expo 2025.