ISLAMABAD, Jan 3: The Engineering Development Board (EDB) has organised a high level engineering delegation, comprising prominent companies from both public and private sector, to visit Kuwait from Jan 5 to 8.

The aim of the visit is to explore possibilities of bilateral cooperation and business development opportunities in large developmental projects coming up in Kuwait in the oil and gas, energy and infrastructure sectors.

The delegation is led by chairman, State Engineering Corporation, Ministry of Industries and Production Maj.-Gen (Retd) Zaheer Ahmad Khan.

The Pakistan delegation’s visit has been organized by the EDB in coordination with the Pakistan mission in Kuwait and Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI).During the visit, the delegation will have important engagements at the KCCI on Jan 5 where Pakistani companies will have the opportunity of making presentations about their products and capabilities to prominent Kuwaiti companies and hold one to one business matchmaking meetings with them.

The delegation will also hold important meetings with various government officials of Kuwaiti line ministries to discuss ways for promoting business cooperation between the two countries and engaging Pakistani companies in mega projects as subcontracting partners in future.

Pakistani companies would be promoting engineering goods and services ranging from power equipment, like power and distribution transformers, high voltage transmission towers, high and extra high transmission lines.—APP