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Pak delegation urges Vajpayee to ease visa norms for businessmen

July 08, 2003 14:22 IST

The visiting Pakistani business delegation on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to ease visa norms for the Pakistani businessmen so that trade between the two countries could flourish.

In its 45-minute meeting with Vajpayee, the delegation also presented a joint memorandum prepared by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry on increasing the bilateral trade.

The joint memorandum contains a host of suggestions on easing trade bottlenecks between India and Pakistan including visa norms, transport and communication facilities.

"We had a very fruitful meeting with the Indian prime minister. Visa concessions to Pakistani businessmen were discussed. We want trade between the two countries to grow further," leader of the delegation Ilyas Ahmed Bilour told reporters after the meeting in New Delhi.

The FICCI president A C Muthiah and secretary general Amit Mitra were also a part of this delegation. Mitra said a copy of the joint memorandum would be released later in the day.

The Pakistani delegation comprises 120 members and is being touted as the largest ever business delegation to visit India.


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