Pakistan to host G20 meeting

Published July 14, 2005

DALIAN, (China) July 13: Pakistan will host G-20 ministerial meeting in the second week of September in a bid to adopt a comprehensive strategy for free access of its products in the markets of developed countries.

The ministers from developing countries will evolve a unified formula, seeking access of their products in developed countries.

Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan told reporters here on Wednesday that most of the member countries had accepted Pakistan’s invitation to attend the meeting.

The G-20 comprises Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Pakistan, Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, Egypt, Guatemala, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Paraguay, the Philippines, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.

Mr Humayun said Pakistan would underline the need for improving WTO rules on anti-dumping, subsidies, fisheries subsidies and regional trade agreements.—APP

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