ISLAMABAD:
Federal Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting
to review bilateral economic and trade related matters between Pakistan
and United States here at the Finance Ministry on Wednesday.
Secretary
Commerce Qasim Niaz briefed the Finance Minister on current status of
the Pak-US Strategic Dialogue on expansion of trade relations.
He
informed the Finance Minister that with the resumption of strategic
dialogue, the opportunities are available for expansion in trade
relations between the two countries.
He informed
the Finance Minister that Commerce Ministry, in consultation with the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is preparing proposals, for the next round
of trade talks with the US.
The Finance Minister
said that the US is an important trade partner of Pakistan and all
avenues should be explored in order to accrue maximum opportunities and
benefits for Pakistan exporters.
He said that
"as the US is largest importer of textile products therefore, we should
also lay special focus on textile and textile related exports."
Minister
for Commerce, Khurram Dastagir, Miftah Ismail, Chairman BOI, SA to PM
Tariq Fatmi, Advisor to Finance Ministry Rana Assad Amin and senior
officials of the government also attended the meeting.
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