{"id":12272,"date":"2016-09-20T18:21:17","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T13:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/?p=12272"},"modified":"2021-03-22T12:54:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T07:54:48","slug":"pakistan-japan-agree-to-commence-talks-for-free-trade-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/2016\/09\/pakistan-japan-agree-to-commence-talks-for-free-trade-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan, Japan agree to commence talks for free trade agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div style=\"width: 696px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12272-1\" width=\"696\" height=\"557\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/x-flv\" src=\"http:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/PM-meets-Japnese-PM-20-09-16.flv?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/PM-meets-Japnese-PM-20-09-16.flv\">http:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/PM-meets-Japnese-PM-20-09-16.flv<\/a><\/video><\/div><br \/>\nNEW YORK, Sep 20 (APP): Pakistan and Japan have agreed to commence talks for a free trade agreement between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>An understanding to this effect was emerged at a meeting between Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe at the sidelines of UN General Assembly session in New York on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister said current bilateral ties between the two countries need to be deepened.<\/p>\n<p>He said that Pakistan has huge potential for investment in diverse fields and Japan can bring the capacity to produce value added goods and also benefit while investing in diverse fields.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister said Japan is one of Pakistan\u2019s largest trading partners with annual bilateral trade of 1.86 billion dollars and this trade needs to be enhanced.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister apprised his Japanese counterpart about the gross human rights violations of Indian forces in Occupied Kashmir.<\/p>\n<p>He urged Japan to impress upon India to strop persecution in held valley and play its role for granting Kashmiris their right to self determination as per UN resolutions.<\/p>\n<p>Japanese Prime Minister also expressed grave concern over atrocities in occupied Kashmir.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister said with the improvement of security situation economic activity has witnessed growth.<\/p>\n<p>Nawaz sharif said Operation Zarb-e-Azb and National Action Plan have helped significantly in curbing terrorism and further improved law and order situation.<\/p>\n<p>Japanese Prime Minister on this occasion appreciated Pakistan&#8217;s efforts against terrorism and acknowledged economic reforms of the government.<\/p>\n<p>APP\/Zaheer\/VNS, Islamabad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK, Sep 20 (APP): Pakistan and Japan have agreed to commence talks for a free trade agreement between the two countries. 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