Trade talks with Jakarta begin today

Published October 25, 2005

ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: Pakistan and Indonesia will start on Tuesday talks on a framework agreement on comprehensive economic partnership. An official announcement on Monday said that a 10-member Indonesian delegation had arrived here for negotiating the draft agreement with their Pakistani counterparts.

The two countries would discuss the text of framework agreement, which would lead to a free trade agreement (FTA). The Pakistani delegation will be led by joint secretary (foreign trade) Shahid Bashir.

It expected that a roadmap for the future course action, including possibility of an early harvest programme (EHP), will also be finalized during the two-day deliberations.