Pakistan, Indonesia discuss trade
Two delegations discussed finalisation of terms of reference,IP-TIGA work plan, timeline
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ISLAMABAD:
Fulfilling the mandate of the leaders between two countries to broaden the scope of the Indonesia-Pakistan Preferential Trade Agreement (IP-PTA) and following up on the implementation of the IP-PTA Amendment Protocol, the delegations of Indonesia and Pakistan have begun the first negotiation on the Indonesian Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) -Pakistan Trade in Goods Agreement (IP-TIGA) in Islamabad. In the negotiations, two delegations discussed the finalisation of the terms of reference (ToR) as well as the IP-TIGA work plan and timeline as a guide in conducting negotiations. The two delegations also discussed several issues of bilateral trading between Indonesia and Pakistan, including those related to market access, the follow-up to the signing of the MoU on Trade Promotion, and trade barriers.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 10th, 2019.
Fulfilling the mandate of the leaders between two countries to broaden the scope of the Indonesia-Pakistan Preferential Trade Agreement (IP-PTA) and following up on the implementation of the IP-PTA Amendment Protocol, the delegations of Indonesia and Pakistan have begun the first negotiation on the Indonesian Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) -Pakistan Trade in Goods Agreement (IP-TIGA) in Islamabad. In the negotiations, two delegations discussed the finalisation of the terms of reference (ToR) as well as the IP-TIGA work plan and timeline as a guide in conducting negotiations. The two delegations also discussed several issues of bilateral trading between Indonesia and Pakistan, including those related to market access, the follow-up to the signing of the MoU on Trade Promotion, and trade barriers.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 10th, 2019.