Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood said last Monday that a boost in trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan would maximize the chances of regional economic integration and enhance connectivity among neighboring countries.
“In the recent trade dialogue, Pakistan and Afghanistan mainly focused on transit and bilateral trade issues through the agenda of shared prosperity and peace,” Dawood said while addressing the opening session of the 8th round of Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) with Afghan Minister for Commerce and Industry Nisar Ahmad Faizi Ghoryani.
He said connectivity with Central Asian states, regional trade with Gwadar Port, finalization of the APTTA, and Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Afghanistan were among the main agendas of the negotiation.
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Afghan Minister for Commerce and Industry Nisar Ahmad Faizi Ghoryani on Wednesday said the Khaf-Herat railway project was a great achievement for the people of Afghanistan and said he hoped this railway line would eventually be connected to the Chabahar-Zahedan rail network,
Speaking to Iran’s IRNA agency on the sidelines of the 8th round of Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) meeting in Islamabad, also noted that Afghanistan’s banking-related challenges around trade and transit from Iran’s Chabahar port had been resolved.
He told IRNA that problems in receiving money related to the exports of Afghanistan to China and India through the port of Chabahar, had caused a slowdown in transit activities.
Afghanistan keen to trade via Pakistan
Commerce adviser says boosting trade between two countries will maximise economic integration
APP
December 29, 2020
ISLAMABAD:
Boost in trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan would maximise chances of regional economic integration and enhance the connectivity among neighbouring countries, said Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce on Investment Abdul Razak Dawood on Monday.
In a recent trade dialogue, Pakistan and Afghanistan were mainly focusing on transit, bilateral and informal trade issues through the agenda of shared prosperity and peace, the adviser said, while addressing the opening session of eighth round of the three-day Afghanistan Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA).
Pak-Afghan trade to boost regional economic integration: Razak
Published On 28 December,2020 06:11 pm
The Adviser also informed that due to Corona and other internal issues Pak- Afghan trade was on halt
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce on Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood on Monday said boost in trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan would maximize chances of regional economic integration and enhance the connectivity among neighboring countries.
In recent trade dialogue, Pakistan and Afghanistan were mainly focusing on transit, bilateral and informal trade issues through the agenda of shared prosperity and peace, the Advisor said while addressing the opening session of 8th round of three-day Afghanistan Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) with Afghanistan’s Minister for Commerce and Industry, Nisar Ahmad Faizi Ghoryani was also present in the meeting.