Vietnam and Pakistan launch talks on trade deal to deepen economic ties

Vietnam’s Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Pakistan’s Minister of Commerce signed a joint declaration to launch negotiations on a preferential trade agreement (VPPTA) between the two countries. — baochinhphu.vn

HANOI: Vietnam and Pakistan on Tuesday (Oct 14) signed a joint declaration to begin negotiations on a preferential trade agreement, marking a new milestone in economic and trade cooperation between the two nations.

The declaration was signed in Islamabad by Vietnam’s Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Pakistan’s Minister of Commerce during the Pakistan–Vietnam Business Forum, held as part of Dien’s official visit from Oct 13 to 15.