US ambassador meets Pakistani minister, discusses business affairs.

ISLAMABAD -- US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome called on Minister for Commerce Syed Naveed Qamar at the Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday and discussed matters of mutual cooperation. Qamar congratulated the ambassador on assuming his charge in Pakistan and underscored the importance of the decades-long relationship between Pakistan and the US, the role played by Pakistan in averting a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, and the efforts undertaken by it to ensure stability of the region were also highlighted.

The ambassador appreciated the significant growth seen in exports from Pakistan to the US and expressed the hope for a deeper and wider bilateral relationship in the fields of trade and investment, digital services, science and technology, education, energy, and climate. The recently held Pakistan-US Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Intersessional Meeting was hailed by both sides as an important development in paving the way for future engagements.

The Secretary Commerce informed that subsequent to the TIFA Intersessional, technical-level discussions had been held by the Ministry of Commerce on various market access issues between both countries.

The minister for commerce also requested for...