Pakistan needs trade not aid: Qureshi

NEW YORK: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said Pakistan wants economic growth in exchange of trade so he urged generous nations to let Pakistan have access to their markets for his country’s economic development, Geo News reported.

“We need trade more than aid”, Shah Mehmood Qureshi told attendees of a forum.
Addressing a Socialist International Forum (SIF) in New York, he said the government was trying to address economic challenges being surfaced by worst ever floods in the history of country.

He thanked international community for its generous help and donations to deal with such a monstrous challenge.

Pakistani people have forged unity among their ranks to help rehabilitate flood-ravaged people, he informed attendees.

He urged SIF forum to extend Pakistan access to European markets, which he thinks should be the better way to uplift shattering economy of a flood-ravaged nation.

Qureshi also held one-on-one meeting with Turk foreign minister to discuss issues pertaining to cooperation in sectors including agriculture and skilled education.