Officials from Pakistan’s mountainous Gilgit Baltistan region have thanked Dubai for providing them an opportunity to showcase their unique culture, civilisation and untapped resources to the world at Expo 2020 Dubai.
“We are very excited to announce that we have got tremendous support from the business community and investors at Expo 2020 Dubai as we managed to sign 25 MoUs [memorandum of understanding] worth $2 billion (Dh7.35 billion),” said Khalid Khurshid Khan, the Chief Minister of Gilgit Balistan, while speaking to the media on Thursday at the GB Investment Conference.
The event organised by the government of Gilgit-Baltistan and the GB Invest Organisation on the sidelines of Expo 2020 Dubai, was attended by more than 200 businessmen and investors who interacted with the chief minister, ministers and other officials of GB. “It is the most successful event we ever had,” Chief Ministr Khan said.
Direct flights
“Agreement has already been signed with Dubai-based Flydubai and flights will start as soon as all arrangements are finalised,” Kazim Mesam, GB’s Minister of Agriculture,said on the sidelines of the conference. He said that investors and tourists can now benefit greatly as it would be much easier for them to visit the region. They can now easily access the top-quality, high-altitude crops that are priced very highly in the world. “We expect to see our products, including vegetables and fruit making their way to the UAE market once the direct flights start,” he added. Other international flights are also on the cards including from Europe and China.
