YOKOHAMA, Japan: The Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar has said that Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Economic Commission (JEC) will be held later this year.
In a meeting with the Afghan Deputy Finance Minister Mustafa Mastoor on the sidelines of Asian Development Bank (ADB) Conference in Yokohama, Japan on Friday, Ishaq Dar said that both brotherly Countries need more interaction to further enhance bilateral trade and business-to-business exchange of visits.
The Afghan minister requested for expediting progress on development projects, undertaken in Afghanistan with the help and assistance of Pakistan.
Mustafa Mastoor acknowledged that the recent visit of a high level delegation headed by the Speaker National Assembly of Pakistan Sardar Ayaz Sadiq was a welcome step to further strengthen bilateral relations between the two Countries.
Ishaq Dar is currently in Japan on a six-day official visit mainly aimed at participating in the 50th annual meeting of ADB board of governors, scheduled in Yokohama from May 4 to 7.
