ISLAMABAD, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President Arif Alvi said Thursday that his country attached great importance to the promotion of trade, business and commercial cooperation with friendly countries, according to a statement from the president's office.

Pakistan want to promote connectivity, regional peace and development by further expanding cooperation in the areas of trade, economy, culture and tourism, Alvi said while talking to the ambassadors-designate of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Thailand and the high commissioner-designate of Nigeria, who made separate calls on him here on Thursday.

He said that Pakistan's unique geo-economic location offered tremendous opportunities for transport, trade, transit trade and information and communications technology connectivity to the entire region, said the statement.

"Greater regional integration would help drive growth and socio-economic development in the entire region," the president said.

While expressing satisfaction over the existing level of bilateral cooperation, Alvi stressed upon the need to hold regular meetings of institutional mechanisms to further solidify bilateral relations with friendly countries, according to the statement. Enditem

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