RAWALPINDI, AUG 15 /DNA/ – Ambassador of Spain to Pakistan, Carlos Aragón Gil de la Serna, visited the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (RCCI), where he held a meeting with RCCI President Usman Shaukat to discuss opportunities for strengthening bilateral trade, investment, economic cooperation and cultural relations between Pakistan and Spain. 

Senior Vice President Khalid Farooq Qazi, Vice President Fahad Barlas, former presidents, Executive Committee members and a large number of RCCI members were also present. 

President Usman Shaukat highlighted the vast potential for expanding Pakistan–Spain trade and emphasized the need to promote stronger business-to-business linkages, enhance market access and facilitate greater cooperation in investment, technology and innovation. He noted that Spain offers promising opportunities for Pakistani exporters, particularly in textiles and agro-based products, while Pakistan can benefit from Spanish expertise in modern agriculture, precision farming, irrigation systems, agricultural mechanization, greenhouse technology and water management. 

The meeting assumed added significance in view of recent Pakistan–Spain consultations regarding the establishment of a Joint Working Group on Agriculture, which could provide a structured platform for expanding cooperation in the agricultural sector. Pakistan has also identified rice, ethanol, potatoes and maize as products with significant potential for increasing exports to the Spanish market, while textiles remain among Pakistan’s leading exports to Spain. 

Chairman Prime Minister’s Youth Programme Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan, who attended the ceremony as Chief Guest, along with RCCI President Usman Shaukat, presented the Spanish Ambassador with a football manufactured in Pakistan for the FIFA World Cup. The gesture highlighted Pakistan’s world-class sports manufacturing capabilities and symbolized the growing friendship between the two countries. 

The Ambassador also participated in RCCI’s Independence Day celebrations and cake-cutting ceremony, reflecting the warm people-to-people, cultural and diplomatic ties between Pakistan and Spain. 

The RCCI leadership expressed its commitment to facilitating stronger institutional and private-sector linkages between the two countries and exploring new avenues for mutually beneficial economic cooperation.=DNA