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Trade issues to figure in Modi-Sharif talks tomorrow
May 26, 2014
Trade related issues such as grant of non-discriminatory market access to Indian products are expected to figure in the bilateral meeting of Narendra Modi and Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Delhi tomorrow.

"Definitely both the prime ministers will discuss issues related with trade. It is an important issue. But the ball is in the court of Pakistan. India has already agreed on the roadmap to boost trade between the two countries," official sources said. Sharif is here to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Modi.

His delegation includes Advisor Sartaj Aziz, Special Assistant Tariq Fatemi and Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry. Sharif will have a separate meeting with Modi before returning to Pakistan.

Pakistan has decided to postpone grant of Non- Discriminatory Market Access status to India due to domestic compulsions. Bilateral trade talks have been suspended since last year following escalation in violence at the LoC.
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