Ankara is ready to sign the much-awaited Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Islamabad as “nothing is pending from the Turkish side but it is being delayed by the Pakistani government”, a Turkish official said yesterday.
Speaking at a meeting during his visit to the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Wednesday, Murat Mustu, Commercial Attaché at the Consulate General of Republic of Turkey in Karachi, said that with the signing of PTA, concession on many goods will be granted to Pakistani exporters to penetrate deeper into the Turkish market.
“It is the desire of Turkish government to strengthen trade ties with Pakistan. We must make efforts to increase trade volume and investments in our countries.”
The attaché mentioned that Pakistan’s livestock sector has the potential to considerably raise exports as its meat was more delicious and cheaper when compared with Turkish meat, said a KCCI’s press release.
