Pakistan and China have signed an agreement to promote two-way tourism in Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries, as per a statement.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Initiative on Establishing Cooperation Mechanisms among SCO Tourism Cities was inked online during China-Pakistan Two-way Tourism Promotion Conference organised by the Board of Investment (BoI) from Pakistan’s side.

Fareena Mazhar, Secretary BOI, addressing the signing ceremony said signing of this MoU will prove to be a stepping stone in rejuvenating two-way tourism relations between Pakistan and China.

“BoI strongly believes that now is the time to join hands and facilitate two-way tourism related business initiatives between China and Pakistan, as the aspiration to promote the tourism sector comes from the highest office,” she said.

Asim Ayub, Project Director BoI Islamabad, on Industrial Cooperation under CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor), said Pakistan had immense investment potential in tourism sector and BOI was undertaking rigorous efforts to facilitate bilateral investment cooperation between Pakistan and China.

Aftab-ur-Rehman Rana, MD PTDC said Pakistan was one of the few countries in the world which were blessed with diverse inventory of tourism attractions and unique endowments of national landscape features.