Trade agreements with India get president’s nod
Include customs matters, quality control and trade grievances.
ISLAMABAD:
Acting President Syed Nayyar Hussain Bokhari on Thursday confirmed Pakistan’s ratification of three agreements relating to custom matters, quality control and trade grievances between Pakistan and India.
The agreements include a cooperation and mutual assistance in customs matters agreement, bilateral cooperation agreement on mutual recognition between the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) and Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), and the agreement on redressing trade grievances between India and Pakistan that were signed during the seventh round of Pakistan and India commerce secretaries’ level talks held on September 20-21, 2012 in Islamabad.
The acting president also confirmed ratification of memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cultural cooperation between Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) and Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), which was signed on September 8, 2012 during the Indian external affairs minister’s visit to Pakistan.
The Cabinet of Pakistan had accorded its approval to ratification of these protocols on October 31, 2012. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a summary requested the prime minister to forward the instruments of ratification for president’s approval and affixation of his green seal. Accordingly, acting upon the advice of the prime minister, the acting president confirmed the ratification of three agreements and one MoU by affixing his seal.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 14th, 2012.
Acting President Syed Nayyar Hussain Bokhari on Thursday confirmed Pakistan’s ratification of three agreements relating to custom matters, quality control and trade grievances between Pakistan and India.
The agreements include a cooperation and mutual assistance in customs matters agreement, bilateral cooperation agreement on mutual recognition between the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) and Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), and the agreement on redressing trade grievances between India and Pakistan that were signed during the seventh round of Pakistan and India commerce secretaries’ level talks held on September 20-21, 2012 in Islamabad.
The acting president also confirmed ratification of memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cultural cooperation between Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) and Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), which was signed on September 8, 2012 during the Indian external affairs minister’s visit to Pakistan.
The Cabinet of Pakistan had accorded its approval to ratification of these protocols on October 31, 2012. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a summary requested the prime minister to forward the instruments of ratification for president’s approval and affixation of his green seal. Accordingly, acting upon the advice of the prime minister, the acting president confirmed the ratification of three agreements and one MoU by affixing his seal.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 14th, 2012.