The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Orien Bank of Tajikistan for cooperation in exploring prospects of bilateral trade and investment including cotton import from Tajikistan and extension of expertise for upgrading Tajikistan’s textile industry.
Aptma Chairman Mohsin Aziz announced this on his return on Thursday from a visit to Tajikistan where he had taken a six-member delegation.
Talking to the media, Aziz said the association, in the initial phase, would import 2,000 tons of cotton from Tajikistan, which would be increased in future.
Aziz pointed out that Pakistan’s textile millers would help Tajikistan’s textile industry in improving competitiveness and expansion.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 14th, 2011.
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