Istanbul Business Conference Opens New Avenues for Pakistan-Turkey Trade: ICCI
ISLAMABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 3rd Sep, 2026) A delegation of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), headed by President Sardar Tahir Mehmood, visited the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Islamabad on Thursday.
The delegation expressed gratitude to Ambassador Dr. Irfan Neziroglu and Commercial Counsellor Enes Malik for their valuable support and facilitation in making ICCI’s recent Turkey visit, Business Opportunity Conference (BoC) and Excellence Award Ceremony in Istanbul a success. The ICCI leadership particularly appreciated the Embassy’s assistance in facilitating visas for the entire delegation, which helped ensure smooth participation of the Pakistani business community in the Istanbul engagements.
Ambassador Dr. Irfan Neziroglu appreciated ICCI’s initiative to take a business delegation to Turkey and organize the Business Opportunity Conference in Istanbul, stating that such private-sector-led engagements were crucial for establishing direct connections between the business communities of the two countries. He assured that the Embassy of Turkey would continue to offer possible facilitation and cooperation to ICCI for fostering stronger trade, investment, and business relations between Pakistan and Turkey.
Sardar Tahir Mehmood expressed that ICCI highly values the Embassy’s proactive cooperation in facilitating the delegation and connecting Pakistani businessmen with relevant Turkish business circles. He noted that the successful Business Opportunity Conference provided an effective platform for B2B interactions, investment discussions, and exploration of new avenues for collaboration, while the Excellence Award Ceremony further strengthened the spirit of friendship and partnership between the two nations.
He emphasized that ICCI will continue its efforts to translate the strong political and fraternal relations between Pakistan and Turkey into tangible economic partnerships.
The ICCI President and the Turkish Ambassador concurred that maintaining continuous institutional engagement was vital for converting the momentum of the Istanbul conference into concrete business outcomes. It was decided that Sardar Tahir Mehmood would personally maintain close contact with Ambassador Dr. Irfan Neziroglu to advance the core objective of expanding bilateral business relations and ensuring maximum benefit for both countries' private sectors from their growing economic partnership.
Both sides expressed complete satisfaction with the outcome of the Istanbul visit and agreed to sustain close institutional communication for further promoting bilateral trade and investment. They emphasized the need for more business delegations, B2B meetings, joint ventures, and sector-specific engagements, particularly to help Pakistan and Turkey achieve the US$5 billion bilateral trade target envisioned by their top leadership.