ISLAMABAD – Ambassador of Iraq in Pakistan Hamid Abbas Lafta on Sunday said that Pakistan and Iraq will sign agreements on cooperation in various sectors, including trade promotion and tariff rationalisation to enhance the bilateral economic and trade ties. Pakistan and Iraq will sign 10 agreements to promote such cooperation in coming June, which will mark the beginning of a new era in enhancing bilateral relations, the ambassador of Iraq to Pakistan told media here. These agreements will be signed on tax and tariff exemptions, economic and trade cooperation, promotion of diplomatic cooperation, human trafficking, coordination in crime, drug and air connectivity, he said. He said the current $100 million bilateral trade needs to be doubled, which would require new petroleum, tourism cooperation on both sides and more facilities for mutual air travel. The Ambassador of Iraq to Pakistan, Hamid Abbas Lafta is a seasoned diplomat with a diplomatic career spanning 18 years.

Source: The Nation April 25, 2022 05:37 UTC