EAD organizes workshop on CAREC-FTA.

ISLAMABAD -- Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) in collaboration with the Economic Affairs Division and Ministry of Commerce on Monday organized a national workshop on CAREC Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in order to discuss ways and means to further enhance trade among the member countries.

The main objective of the workshop was to create national consensus in CAREC developing member countries, the governments of which have expressed the strongest interest to prepare and pursue negotiations towards an eventual CAREC-wide FTA.

The workshop was inaugurated by Dr Kazim Niaz, Secretary, EAD and Mr Yong Ye, Country Director, Asian Development Bank, said a press release issued here on Monday.

Speaking on the occasion, Secretary EAD said that the workshop would enable us to understand the subject at a deeper level including the awareness among a broad range of interested stakeholders, leading to developing a consensus among the strangest interest to prepare and pursue negotiations towards an eventual CAREC-wide FTA.

The workshop also aims to raise awareness among a broad range of interested stakeholders for the CAREC-FTA and potential benefits for the whole CAREC...