Pakistan, Thailand: FTA discussions to enter crucial stage

FTA will be signed on September 25


APP August 03, 2017
The skyline of central Bangkok and the Chao Phraya river are seen during sunrise in Bangkok. PHOTO: REUTERS

ISLAMABAD: The eighth round of talks between Pakistan and Thailand will be held here from August 21 to 23 in an attempt to reach a final decision on formalising a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

Both sides have exchanged offer lists of products to be included in the agreement including automobile and textile products, a senior official of the Ministry of Commerce said. Talks, he said, are now being held to thrash out the agreement’s text, tariff reduction modalities and request and offer lists from both sides.

Pakistan, thailand: Sixth round of FTA talks in progress

The FTA would be signed on September 25, the official informed, adding Thailand had comparative advantage in around 1,000 commodities and Pakistan in 684 products.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 3rd, 2017.

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