Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 12: Two day long India-Pakistan Trade Conference organised by Centre for Dialogue and Reconciliation (CDR), a Delhi based organization concluded today in Amritsar.
In the conference, Indian and Pakistani traders, members of the AWAC Committee and representatives of trade bodies from J&K took part. This was the first such meeting to be held among the traders of both countries who are actually involved in trading across the Attari-Wagah border.
The participants discussed the practical problems they face on the ground level. They had an opportunity to discuss these problems during the conference among themselves as well as with the customs officials working at Attari.
The officials were able to clarify many issues and Government policies. The officials also promised to take up some of the issues that were raised, in the next meeting with their Pakistani counterparts to find solutions to problems faced by the traders.
The participants have worked on a set of recommendations which also include working with the trade organizations on both sides of the LoC and help them with the problems they face. These recommendations would be sent to the relevant ministries in the Governments of India and Pakistan.
The participants planned to meet again after three months to review the progress.