ISLAMABAD, July 31: Pakistan and Mauritius have signed the preferential trade agreement (PTA) to increase the level of bilateral trade between the two countries. Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan and Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Cooperation of Mauritius Madan Dulloo inked the agreement on behalf of their respective countries.

An official announcement issued here by the commerce ministry said the agreement would open new avenues for trade and commerce between the two countries.

Six MoUs on mutual administrative assistance in customs matters between State Trading Corporation Mauritius and Trading Corporation of Pakistan, sanitary and phytosanitary matters between Small Enterprises and Handicraft Development Authority Mauritius and Smeda Pakistan, between Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority and Mauritius Standards Bureau and between TDAP and Enterprise Mauritius were also signed between the two governments.