Afghanistan, Pakistan to strengthen trade ties

[Cortana]

Pakistan, Afghanistan to strengthen trade ties

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: In an attempt to strengthen trade ties with Pakistan, Afghan Ambassador Janan Mosazai the other day visited the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) where they exchanged views on different issues including joint war on terror and finding better way to improve trade relations between the two countries.

Mosazai said that both the countries should work to deal with common issues like terrorism, illiteracy, poverty, water shortages, energy crisis and infrastructure development.

“We are dependent on each other and cannot live in isolation. We need to effectively utilize the available resources in order build deeper relations between the two countries and stay focused on translating our words into action,” he said. “We will have to stop bloodshed and work jointly against terrorism in order to ensure a better future for our generations to come,” he added.

Assuring support to KCCI by the embassy of Afghanistan, Mosazai said that the doors of his country were wide-open for Pakistani business community to invest and enhance trade with their counterparts in Afghanistan.

He urged the KCCI to organize a delegation’s visit to Afghanistan with a view to explore trade and investment opportunities. In this regard, the business community of Karachi can play a leading role in the economic progress and prosperity of the region as Karachi, being the financial and economic hub of Pakistan, can contribute significantly to improve trade ties.

He also invited the business community of Karachi to invest in free economic zones in Afghanistan to boost economic and trade ties between the two neighbors.

He added that setting up of Pakistani industrial units in Afghan free economic zones would not only help them effectively penetrate into the Afghan market but also gain access to the Central Asian Republics.

He said: “We are ready to offer additional facilities particularly to Pakistani investors which should give them more confidence as it shows the level of commitment and desire to have strong relations.”

Mosazai went on to say that business communities of the two countries can undertake joint ventures in agriculture, education, construction, mining, precious stones, natural resources and other important sectors of the economy.

He underlined the need to develop highways, railways and air-links between two countries.

According to the ambassador, several agreements have already been signed in this regard, now it was high time to implement all these projects.

 

[Kompromat]

Pakistan's trade with Afghanistan will increase from $2 Billion dollars as the demand and supply increases in Afghanistan.

 

[My-Analogous]

Pakistan is Afghanistan biggest trade partner and Total 47% of Afghan export and 26% of Afghan import is from Pakistan.

 

[ArsalanKhan21]

Pakistan should have free trade with Afghanistan with open borders. Pakistan also has put restrictions on cattle exports to Afghanistan. Pakistan provinces themselves have trade barriers in movement agricultural products how can they export to Afghanistan.

 

[Folkindia]

Not sure about 'open borders' once the US leaves, Afghanistan will descend into 'anarchy' and a civil war will come to the fore. Most of the 'traffic' will come into Pakistan. If anything, it would be prudent for Pakistan to erect a fence along the entire stretch and have designated official border-crossing points and only authorise folks, who qualify for migrating into Pakistan. However the 'warming' rekindling-cooperation between both the nations is a positive sign, with the added connotation of re-posturing Afghanistan's foreign policy in favour of Pakistan.

Pakistan should have free trade with Afghanistan with open borders. Pakistan also has put restrictions on cattle exports to Afghanistan. Pakistan provinces themselves have trade barriers in movement agricultural products how can they export to Afghanistan.

 

[ArsalanKhan21]

.... it would be prudent for Pakistan to erect a fence along the entire stretch and have designated official border-crossing points ....

Fence is only needed for terrorists from Pakistan moving into Afghanistan and terrorists from Afghanistan into moving into Pakistan. The border region is mostly populated by Pashtuns and they have lived in peace until Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

 

[Folkindia]

Thats understandable, but erecting the 'fence' in contention, would constitute a brilliant decision. Then once the scourge of terrorism is truly eradicated, make provisions for an increment in trade/defence deals between both the nations. Thereby, effectively 'augmenting' the existing rapport and driving out the indian-influence.

Fence is only needed for terrorists from Pakistan moving into Afghanistan and terrorists from Afghanistan into moving into Pakistan. The border region is mostly populated by Pashtuns and they have lived in peace until Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

 

[My-Analogous]

Pakistan should have free trade with Afghanistan with open borders.

Pakistan already provide Afghanistan free transportation from our port to Kabul and free trade agreement will be good for Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Pakistan also has put restrictions on cattle exports to Afghanistan.

This is good for Pakistan and because of that Pakistan meat export increases. If Afghanistan want then we can give meat to them also.

Pakistan provinces themselves have trade barriers in movement agricultural products how can they export to Afghanistan.

No country give this facility to other country and trade is always between country to country only