New Delhi, September 06: Yesterday Pakistan pressed for the resumption of a composite dialogue with India, saying it was essential for improving trade ties and realisation of the potential of taking commerce to the USD 10-billion mark.
Pakistan Commerce Secretary Suleman Ghani, who was here for the WTO mini-ministerial talks, noted that trade in South Asia had been affected by the “historical” baggage which the countries of the region should shed.
“We have to be realistic and we have to recognise ground realities. We all know that commerce and trade bodies can move when the overall environment improves once we take that initial step forward,” he told reporters here.
“We are are hopeful, we are quite hopeful that the composite dialogue will take place as both the countries have the position that talks on trade and movement in trade is linked to that dialogue.
–PTI