New Zealand and Pakistan agreed to enhance cooperation in the agriculture and diary industry value chain at the inaugural session of the Joint Trade Committee (JTC) in Wellington on Friday. JTC was established under a bilateral trade agreement signed in 1990. However, its first meeting was held after a gap of 22 years. Pakistan’s delegation was led by Secretary Commerce Zafar Mahmood.
New Zealand side was headed by deputy secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). During the meeting both sides reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral trade and ways and means to further enhance the economic co-operation. Measures to establish instruction linkages between the two countries, especially in the field of agriculture value chain and dairy industry were agreed upon.
