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ISLAMABAD: Finance minister Ishaq Dar emphasised Monday on the importance of resolving 15-year-old trade related financial disputes with Russia.
The minister was chairing a meeting of a committee formed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resolve the long standing trade issues between Russia and Pakistan.
“Any progress made in resolving these issues will create a win-win situation for both the parties and shall remove the barriers to mutual trade, which have held the trade relations between the two countries hostage for more than one and a half decade,” said Senator Dar.
He said: “We shall be the honest brokers for the settlement of financial claims existing between the Russian government and the trade community of Pakistan and we shall facilitate the process of the resolution of bilateral issues in any way we can”.
The finance minister further reiterated that the resolution of the financial disputes between the countries would give a positive signal to Russian investors to bring their capital to Pakistan.
“We will also be in a favourable condition to avail trade opportunities existing in the resource rich Central Asian states,” he said.
To expedite the process of resolving the disputes, Dar formed a sub-committee under the chairmanship of Secretary Commerce Qasim Niaz to have a meaningful dialogue with all the stakeholders and submit its proposals within a week.
The meeting was attended by Minister of State for Commerce Khurram Dastagir Khan, Special Assistant to Prime Minster on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatimi and senior officials of the Finance Ministry.
Pakistan keen on resolving old trade disputes with Russia: Dar - DAWN.COM
The minister was chairing a meeting of a committee formed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resolve the long standing trade issues between Russia and Pakistan.
“Any progress made in resolving these issues will create a win-win situation for both the parties and shall remove the barriers to mutual trade, which have held the trade relations between the two countries hostage for more than one and a half decade,” said Senator Dar.
He said: “We shall be the honest brokers for the settlement of financial claims existing between the Russian government and the trade community of Pakistan and we shall facilitate the process of the resolution of bilateral issues in any way we can”.
The finance minister further reiterated that the resolution of the financial disputes between the countries would give a positive signal to Russian investors to bring their capital to Pakistan.
“We will also be in a favourable condition to avail trade opportunities existing in the resource rich Central Asian states,” he said.
To expedite the process of resolving the disputes, Dar formed a sub-committee under the chairmanship of Secretary Commerce Qasim Niaz to have a meaningful dialogue with all the stakeholders and submit its proposals within a week.
The meeting was attended by Minister of State for Commerce Khurram Dastagir Khan, Special Assistant to Prime Minster on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatimi and senior officials of the Finance Ministry.
Pakistan keen on resolving old trade disputes with Russia: Dar - DAWN.COM
