Pakistan delegation leaves for India for trade Talks
Pakistan Times Business & Commerce Desk

ISLAMABAD: A six member Pakistan delegation led by Syed Asif Shah, Additional Secretary Commerce left for New Delhi on Monday to hold second round of trade talks with India under the on-going composite dialogue between the two countries on August 9-10, 2005.

The other members of the delegation include Shahid Bashir, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Zafar-ul-Majid, Member (Exports), CBR, Ibn-e-Abbas, DG, M/o Foreign Affairs, Syed M. Hassan Zaidi, Joint Secretary, M/o Ports & Shipping and Qamar Zaman, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defense.

It may be recalled that the first round of trade talks was held at Islamabad in August 2004.

The main thrust of the talks will be on removing the tariff and non-tariff barriers hampering Pakistan's exports to India.

Talks will also be held on air services, shipping services, banking sector, etc, according to a Commerce Ministry press release.

Discussion will be made on time line for meetings of the Joint Study Group (JSG), constituted to facilitate the bilateral trade.

The two sides will also consider ways and means to resolve the problems being faced by the business community of the two countries for the promotion of bilateral trade.●