German Delegation Meets Shehbaz Sharif

A high-level delegation of Germany here Wednesday called on Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and discussed promotion of bilateral cooperation between Punjab government

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th Nov, 2017 ) :A high-level delegation of Germany here Wednesday called on Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and discussed promotion of bilateral cooperation between Punjab government and Germany in different sectors including energy, transport, the auto industry and skills development.

The delegation was jointly led by German Ambassador to Pakistan Mr. Martin Kobler and Dr. Uwe Lauber, the CEO of famous German Company MAN Diesel & Turbo. The German company showed its deep interest to promote cooperation with the Punjab government.

The delegation appreciated the command of Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif over the German language as he talked to them in their language. On this occasion, Chief Minister said that Pakistan and Germany are friendly countries while the German technology is known the world over because of its quality.

He said that 60 percent of the population in Pakistan consists of the youth who can be fully empowered by providing them technical and vocational training. He proposed that speedy progress should be made in the skills development sector by working jointly and told that first technical university is going to be established by the Punjab government.

In this regard, the German government can share its expertise and experiences with the Punjab government and we would be happy if German technical assistance is provided in the field of skills development, he added.

He said that solid steps of the Punjab government have proved fruitful for overcoming the energy crisis.

The gas-based power plants of thousands of megawatts capacity have been established and the Punjab government is going to establish a new gas-based power plant of 1263-megawatts from its own resources.

He said that German cooperation in the energy sector will be welcomed. He added that every project has been completed with quality and speed and national resources worth billions of rupees have been secured by maintaining transparency in different schemes.

The Chief Minister welcomed the proposal of setting up a training centre for the youth by the German company and directed to constitute a committee to give a practical shape to this proposal soon.

The CEO of German company Dr. Uwe Lauber said that cooperation would be extended to the Punjab government in skills development, energy and other sectors, adding that Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif is a very good friend of Germany who has adopted wonderful steps for the development of the Punjab province.

He appreciated that performance of Shehbaz Sharif has remained impressive with regard to energy projects. German Ambassador Martin Kobler said that Germany will continue to work with the Punjab government for the development of different sectors.

Provincial Minister Sheikh Allauddin, ACS (C&W), Secretary Higher education, Chairman TEVTA, Secretary P&D and other officials were also present.