Monday, 16 April 2007
LAHORE, April 16 (APP): Japanese Minister for Agriculture, Forest and Fisheries, Toshikatsu Matsuouka held a meeting with Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan on the sidelines of the 31st Cairns Group Ministerial Group Meeting here Monday.
“ Both the sides discussed the ways to enhance relations between the two countries in the fields of agriculture especially with regard to export of mangoes and shrimp to Japan,” Federal Secretary for Food and Agriculture, Muhammad Ismail Qureshi told newsmen at a briefing on Monday afternoon.
Dr. Manzoor Ahmad, Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the WTO was also present on the occasion.
Ismail Qureshi said that the issues related to Sanitary-Phyto-Sanitary (SPS), Japan’s high tariff on rice imports and possibilities of Japanese cooperation in the conservation agriculture techniques like drip irrigation and capacity building of Pakistani exporters were also discussed at the meeting.
He said that the Japanese Minister assured of all sorts of cooperation.
Qureshi said that Bosan and the Japanese Minister also discussed the pace of Doha Development Agenda round and the ongoing Cairns Ministerial Meeting.
Source: : http://www.app.com.pk/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7774&Itemid=2
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