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Event Title: Leader of the House Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar accompanied by Senator Syed Muzafar Hussain Shah and Senator Kamran Murtaza held a meeting with Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Event Date: 2023-09-14
The Senate of Pakistan delegation led by Leader of the House Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar accompanied by Senator Syed Muzafar Hussain Shah and Senator Kamran Murtaza held a meeting with Mr. Daren Tang, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) at WIPO Headquarters, Geneva.
DG Tang welcomed the delegation and briefed them on the range of functions that WIPO performs in its goal of promoting Intellectual Property as a catalyst for growth and development. He also apprised of the key areas of WIPO’s engagement with Pakistan under its project-based approach aiming to protect local producers by raising awareness of avenues for branding and commercialization of Pakistani products.
Senator Dar appreciated WIPO’s close coordination with Pakistan in rendering its technical, legal and institutional support. The delegation highlighted that with a bulging youth population, Pakistan had great potential to tap into the innovation and information technology sectors to attract investment and business growth, particularly through commercialization of value added products.
In addition to participation in the IPU-WTO Public Forum, the delegation is scheduled to meet several more high-level officials of important international organizations based in Geneva.