Envoy invites Mamata to Pakistan

Posted on 19th Mar 2015 01:10 pm by mohit kumar

Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) Describing his meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as a "dream come true", Pakistan's High Commissioner Abdul Basit on Wednesday invited her to Pakistan.

On his maiden visit to the city, Basit along with his wife and other officials met Banerjee at the state secretariat where he discussed ways to develop economic ties between Bengal and Pakistani provinces.

"To have met her was a dream come true for me. I have invited her to visit Pakistan, hope she will visit soon," Basit said after the meeting.

The diplomat said he submitted some proposals to the chief minister for building economic relations between his country and Bengal.

"I would like West Bengal to explore opportunities for economic cooperation. Let's say, between (Pakistani provinces) Sindh, Punjab, or Baluchistan or Khyber Pakhtunkhwa," Basit had said on Tuesday during an event here.

Uploading a photo of the meeting, Banerjee said on Facebook: "We had very fruitful discussions. He invited me to visit Pakistan."

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