Sri Lanka to facilitate vegetable imports from Pakistan

[Dubious]

Import of vegetables including potato and onion from Pakistan will soon be facilitated according to Minister of Commerce and Industry Rishad Bathiudeen.

Minister Bathiudeen, who is on an official visit to Pakistan, has said that the issue of exempting imported consignments of vegetables from regularity duties will be taken up in the next cabinet meeting as the duties are imposed to save local production.

The Minister has expressed these views while addressing a lunch arranged by Pakistan-Sri Lanka Business Forum in his honour, Business Recorder reported.

He said Pakistan's cement and pharmaceutical industries had better opportunities of investment in Sri Lanka. He said as Sri Lanka is enjoying free trade agreements with both India and Pakistan, by establishing industries in Sri Lanka and with value addition of its products, Pakistan can have indirect market access to India.

Education, according to the Minister, was another sector where both countries might develop cooperation as a large number of students from Sri Lanka go to India and United Kingdom for modern education. They could be invited to professional universities especially those in medical and engineering fields in Pakistan.

The Minister said Pakistan's rice has great demand in Sri Lanka whereas Sri Lankan tea could get shares in Pakistani markets.

On the occasion, President of Pakistan-Sri Lanka Business Forum Aslam Pakhali has appreciated the efforts made by the Sri Lankan Minister for enhancement of bilateral trade. He said the Minister had great contribution in making the single country exhibition of Pakistan held in Sri Lanka a successful show.

Pakhali said imposition of regularity duties was the right of Sri Lanka to save its local production. However, the foreign country was requested to exempt the already shipped consignments of potato and onion from Pakistan, which was the largest exporter of the same item to Sri Lanka, he added.

He further informed the visiting minister that the forum was doing all its best to enhance trade between the two countries. He said the forum had advertised Sri Lankan pineapple in Pakistan recently.

"There is a demand for Sri Lankan herbal and Islamic products in Pakistan. The mega project of CPEC may also provide access to Sri Lankan products in Middle Eastern countries, Europe and Central Asia," the Pakistani official said.

http://www.news.lk/news/business/item/12999-sri-lanka-to-facilitate-vegetable-imports-from-pakistan

Everyone wants in on CPEC

Well, my question is ....How well are we doing in agriculture that we are exporting? Do our own have enough to eat or was that not even considered when money was flashed in front of these elites?

 

[Tiger Genie]

This is a great opportunity, especially if 'Srilankan students' can be convinced to 'study' in Pakistani universities.

 

[Syed Asif Bukhari]

This is a great opportunity, especially if 'Srilankan students' can be convinced to 'study' in Pakistani universities.

the indian students should also be convinced to study in indian universities . Most of them go to England , US , Australia and other European countries to pursue their studies.

 

[Tiger Genie]

the indian students should also be convinced to study in indian universities . Most of them go to England , US , Australia and other European countries to pursue their studies.

why? the universities in the US are much better than most in India (except the top tier), so I'd encourage Indians to study abroad a lot more.

 

[Syed Asif Bukhari]

why? the universities in the US are much better than most in India (except the top tier), so I'd encourage Indians to study abroad a lot more.

Then Mr . Tiger , why are you encouraging Pak students to study only in Pak Universities?

 

[Tiger Genie]

Then Mr . Tiger , why are you encouraging Pak students to study only in Pak Universities?

how did you get that impression? I am all for Pakistani students getting a good education...in fact any students.

 

[Syed Asif Bukhari]

how did you get that impression? I am all for Pakistani students getting a good education...in fact any students.

Mr Tiger , read your post. you said, ''This is a great opportunity, especially if 'Srilankan students' can be convinced to 'study' in Pakistani universities" . Then what does it mean ?

 

[Multani]

Sri Lanka is Pakistan's second most important strategic partner in the Sub Continent after brotherly Muslim country Bangladesh. I have never found a Sri Lankan anti-Pakistani [ except for some Tamil Tigers for the wrong reasons ] but they have always respected Pakistan as a historical, cultural, and neighbourly partner.

Pakistan's history of indigenous Buddhism has the potential to attract constant tourism from Sri Lanka, just like the Sikh nation.