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Afghan trade officials have reached a breakthrough assurance from their Pakistani counterparts that Afghan vehicles will be permitted to travel to Pakistan's Wagha Port.
Afghanistan's Minister of Commerce and Industries Anwarulhaq Ahadi said Sunday that in meetings last Thursday and Friday Pakistani officials pledged to implement the terms of the Afghan-Pakistan Trade Transit Agreement (APTTA) of 2010.
Previously Afghan transit vehicles would unload their goods in Peshawar, which were then transported to Wagha Port by Pakistani vehicles.
Afghan traders have been calling for permission to transport cargo to Wagha Port for years, and were apparently allowed to do so under APTTA signed in October 2010, but were prevented from doing so in practice by Pakistani transit and port officials.
Wagha Port provides more facilities for Afghan traders to increase business with India.
Ahadi welcomed the guarantee from Pakistan to honour APTTA but said there are still a few items that need to ironed out.
"We don't say our problems are solved one hundred percent, but our problems with Pakistan are solved seventy percent. There are one or two small issues that are to be considered in a few months at the next meeting," said the Minister.
Afghan traders are also hopeful that with no requirement to transfer cargo to Pakistani transport, the incidence of goods spoiling by the time they get to the port will drop. The traders claim that delays in transferring the goods to other transport had caused foodstuffs to expire before they reached their destination.
Source: Pakistan to Allow Afghan Transit to Wagha Port
Good if Pakistanis are loyal to their words.
Afghanistan's Minister of Commerce and Industries Anwarulhaq Ahadi said Sunday that in meetings last Thursday and Friday Pakistani officials pledged to implement the terms of the Afghan-Pakistan Trade Transit Agreement (APTTA) of 2010.
Previously Afghan transit vehicles would unload their goods in Peshawar, which were then transported to Wagha Port by Pakistani vehicles.
Afghan traders have been calling for permission to transport cargo to Wagha Port for years, and were apparently allowed to do so under APTTA signed in October 2010, but were prevented from doing so in practice by Pakistani transit and port officials.
Wagha Port provides more facilities for Afghan traders to increase business with India.
Ahadi welcomed the guarantee from Pakistan to honour APTTA but said there are still a few items that need to ironed out.
"We don't say our problems are solved one hundred percent, but our problems with Pakistan are solved seventy percent. There are one or two small issues that are to be considered in a few months at the next meeting," said the Minister.
Afghan traders are also hopeful that with no requirement to transfer cargo to Pakistani transport, the incidence of goods spoiling by the time they get to the port will drop. The traders claim that delays in transferring the goods to other transport had caused foodstuffs to expire before they reached their destination.
Source: Pakistan to Allow Afghan Transit to Wagha Port
Good if Pakistanis are loyal to their words.
