September 02, 2007	Sunday	Sha’aban 19, 1428

BEIJING, Sept 1: A delegation of Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA), led by its chairman Zahid Aslam, held meetings in Shanghai with their Chinese counterparts for collaboration in the textile sector.

Zahid Aslam, while talking to APP from Shanghai, said he was leading an eight-member delegation of manufactures and exporters to enhance textile export to China.

He said for the last two days, his delegation held a series of meetings with Chinese entrepreneurs for collaboration in the textile sector.

Zahid Aslam pointed out that what transpired from these meetings was that Chinese were

willing to do business in partnership with Pakistani businessmen.

He said he was also holding negotiations with manufactures of power-looms for textile as Pakistan was interested in purchasing Chinese looms if available on competitive cost.

He said in Pakistan mostly shuttle-less looms were being used for weaving which were costly and if Chinese manufactures offered Chinese-made looms on lower prices, those would prefer these.

The delegation is also scheduled to meet members of Shanghai Textile Industry Association in Shanghai, Textiles importers in Ningbo and Textile Machinery manufacturers in Changzhou.

Meanwhile, the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) with the collaboration of Consulate General of Pakistan in Shanghai participated in the Inter-textile Shanghai Home Textiles 2007, by setting up Pakistan Pavilion, where over 800 stalls had been set up by companies from 21 different countries/regions.

Pakistani companies are showing the best of their products that would pave the way for Pakistani products to get access in the international market especially in the growing Chinese market. —APP