August 06, 2006	Sunday	Rajab 10, 1427

ISLAMABAD: The FPCCI will sign an MoU with Investment and Marketing International (IMI) shortly to develop the research and development department of the federation and exchange of financial and trade related information.

The decision was taken during a meeting of the FPCCI president Chaudhry Saeed and professor S.B. Hassan of IMI at the Federation House here on Saturday.

President FPCCI expressed satisfaction over the role of IMI, which has a bureau in Washington for the promotion of private sector and hoped that the MoU to be signed shortly will make a strong formal relationship between the two organisations.

Prof. Hassan presented to the president FPCCI a special report on 35 years of Pakistan's diplomatic relations with China.—APP