ISLAMABAD: An inter-ministerial meeting on facilitating Pakistan-Iran trade within the ambit of UN sanctions was held in Islamabad on Saturday with Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in the chair.
The finance minister said that during Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to Iran, both the sides had reaffirmed their commitment that while remaining within the ambit of UN sanctions, mutual trade and cooperation will be enhanced.
Ishaq Dar said that there is need to build mutual confidence to overcome the impediments in barter trade and commodity exchanges facilities enabling the two countries to benefit from their proximity and neighborhood.
The minister said that we need to clear the impediments in mutual trade before the holding of the Joint Economic Commission (JEC) which is scheduled in this quarter.
The two sides will discuss about 50 agenda items at the upcoming JEC meeting.
