Pakistan, Mauritius Sign Preferential Trade Agreement
'Pakistan Times' Business & Commerce Desk

PORT LOUIS (Mauritius): Pakistan and Mauritius have signed Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) to further strengthen economic relations between the two countries.

The agreement was signed at the New Government House, Port Louis by Federal Minister for Commerce, Hamayun Akhtar Khan and Mauritian Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Cooperation, Madam Dulloo.

In addition to PTA, six Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) were also signed on the occasion, said a message of High Commission of Pakistan in Mauritius received here on Thursday.

The MoUs included, Agreement on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters, MoU between State Trading Corporation Mauritius and Trading Corporation of Pakistan, MoU on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Matters, MoU between Small Enterprises and Handicraft Development Authority (SEHDA) Mauritius and Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) Pakistan, MoU between Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) and Mauritius Standards Bureau (MSB) and MoU between Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP ) and Enterprise Mauritius (EM).

Earlier, Humayun Akhtar Khan called on Prime Minister Mauritius, Dr. Navin Ramgoolam, Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Rasheed Beebeejaun and other high political dignitaries.

He also unveiled the nameplate of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah street in Plaine Verte, Port Louis in the prepense of Minister of Housing and Lands Mauritius, Ashraf Dullul and Minister for Local Government, James Burty and Lord Mayor of Port Louis, Reza Issack.●