Monday, August 18, 2025

Pak-US hopeful for early trade negotiations

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb Holds Virtual Meeting with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick

Islamabad : A virtual meeting took place between Mr. Muhammad Aurangzeb, Pakistan’s Finance Minister and Howard Lutnick, United States’ Commerce Secretary on US Reciprocal tariffs.

Both sides showed satisfaction on the on-going negotiations and resolved to conclude the trade negotiations next week. It was also resolved that further to the trade agreement, a partnership, based on strategic and investment interests, would be concluded in due course covering areas of mutual interest.

The discussion focused on meaningful engagement in trade, investment and deepening economic ties mutually beneficial to both sides with technical level trade related discussions to be concluded next week.

Both sides expressed confidence in concluding trade negotiations at the earliest.

Field Correspondent Sohail Majeed
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Sohail Majeed is a Special Correspondent at The Diplomatic Insight. He has twelve plus years of experience in journalism & reporting. He covers International Affairs, Diplomacy, UN, Sports, Climate Change, Economy, Technology, and Health.

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