KARACHI: Oman government has expressed significant interest in procuring Pakistani rice to meet the domestic demand. An official delegation of Oman government met Pakistani rice exporters on Monday at the office of the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) and discussed the rice procurement opportunities. The delegation was led by Engineer Sami Abdullah Salim Al Khanjari, Consul General of the Sultanate of Oman in Karachi along with Abdullah Jumah Al Harbi Vice Consul of Oman and Delegate Members from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Water Resources, Sultanate of Oman.
While, from Pakistan side the meeting was attended by Chela Ram Kewlani Chairman REAP, Muzzammil Rauf Chappal Member Managing Committee REAP, Dr Muhammad Hafeez, Yasmeen Ismail ex-senior vice chairman REAP, Muhammad Raza ex-MC Member REAP, Farooq Chaudhary, Abdul Rauf, Faisal Masood Chaudhary, Kazim Khandwala, Member REAP, Faisal Anis, Farhan Garib, Salar Ghouri, Saqib Masood Chaudhary, Owais Farooq Chaudhary, Saad Imran and others. During the meeting, Omani delegation expressed significant interest in procuring Pakistani rice and discussed their market’s demand for rice. Taking full advantage of ban on rice exports by India, Pakistan’s rice exports have already shown robust growth and surpassed the $ 3 billion mark during this fiscal year.
Chela Ram Kewlani said that Pakistan and Oman have enjoyed a very friendly & brotherly relationship for the past many years and Oman is a very potential .