Tehran, Islamabad to Enhance Bilateral Trade

Date: 23 January 2019 - 21:15

News ID: ۶۲۴۰۲

TEHRAN (Dispatches) - Iran and Pakistan decided to strengthen their bilateral trade to reach $5 billion in the businesses.

This target is planned to be achieved by easing business communication between Iran and Pakistan, along with removing trade obstacles between them and accelerating their preferential trade.

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry stated: "Bilateral Political Consultation between Iran and Pakistan is one of the several important institutional mechanisms to regularly review and chart the way forward in various areas of cooperation."

It added: "In addition, a long 'border of friendship' between the two countries has provided a means for regular people-to-people contacts over the centuries. In recent years, both countries have also provided each other principled support on the issues of Kashmir and the JCPOA."