ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood has informed that a trade delegation would leave for Afghanistan on Monday (Nov 16) to further boost bilateral trade ties.
Taking to Twitter, Razak Dawood said, “The goal is to start discussions on a new era of trade and investment cooperation so that the two economies may integrate more and further enhance our exports to Afghanistan and beyond.”
Discussions will include bilateral trade, transit trade, discussion on a PTA and moving our trade to a more formal and documented arrangement. 2/2@ImranKhanPTI @aliya_hamza @PTVNewsOfficial @RadioPakistan @appcsocialmedia @tdap_official @pid_gov @Emergingpk
— Abdul Razak Dawood (@razak_dawood) November 15, 2020
He further informed that during the visit, the delegation would hold discussions on various topics including bilateral trade, transit trade, discussion on a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) and moving our trade to a more formal and documented arrangement.
The delegation under Abdul Razak Dawood, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Textile, Industries, and Investment, would also include Secretary Commerce, a member of Pakistan Customs, and senior officials of the Ministry of Commerce.
In addition, talks on formalising the informal cross-border trade (ICBT) is also on the cards. Dawood is also set to meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, reports informed.
