{"id":12011,"date":"2024-05-08T12:08:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T12:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=12011"},"modified":"2024-05-08T12:08:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T12:08:50","slug":"minister-for-commerce-urges-pak-belarus-trade-boost-potential-yet-to-be-fully-exploited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=12011","title":{"rendered":"Minister for Commerce \u00a0urges Pak-Belarus Trade Boost, Potential Yet to Be Fully Exploited"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-08-at-4.52.36-PM-1024x791.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-08-at-4.52.36-PM-1024x791.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-08-at-4.52.36-PM-300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-08-at-4.52.36-PM-768x593.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-08-at-4.52.36-PM.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>ISLAMABAD : Federal Minister for Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan, has stressed the need for Pakistan and Belarus to elevate their bilateral trade relations to fully exploit their potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pakistan has been exporting a diverse range of goods to Belarus, including medicaments, optical\/medical apparatus, rice, leather articles, textiles, cutlery, footwear, sports requisites, cotton garments, salt, and mangoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Pakistan&#8217;s imports from Belarus consist of agriculture tractors, fertilizer, wood pulp, and motor vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Jam Kamal Khan highlighted Pakistan&#8217;s significant position as the fourth-largest dairy producer globally, suggesting that the country has the capability to become a major exporter in this sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He urged the exploration of new avenues and potential to capitalize on this opportunity, proposing that Belarus upgrade its tractors to meet Pakistan&#8217;s agricultural requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite a recorded total trade volume of $19.05 million, Minister Jam Kamal Khan indicated that this figure falls short of the true potential of trade between the two nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He referenced the outcomes of the 6th Pakistan-Belarus Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) session held in Minsk from January 12-13, 2023, where both parties evaluated ongoing bilateral cooperation in trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the Ambassador, Mr. Andrei Metelitsa emphasized Belarus&#8217;s expertise in manufacturing harvesters and electric vehicle (EV) transports, suggesting deeper cooperation between the two countries in these sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Jam Kamal Khan underlined the importance of both business-to-business (B to B) meetings and government-to-government (G to G) dialogues to enhance trade volume and strengthen bilateral ties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD : Federal Minister for Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan, has stressed the need for Pakistan and Belarus to elevate their bilateral trade relations to fully exploit their potential. 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