Dar's forthcoming visit: Islamabad seeks enhanced economic cooperation from US

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Wednesday presided over a meeting of Finance Ministry officials to discuss his forthcoming visit to the US where he would be holding bilateral meetings with a view to seeking enhancement in overall Pak-US economic cooperation. These meetings are likely to take place in US Treasury, US State Department as well as USAID.
Finance Secretary Dr Waqar Masood on the occasion briefed the minister about the current profile of the Pak-US cooperation in various areas. He also updated the minister about the implementation of decisions in the last meeting of Pak-US Economic Working Group. The next meeting of the Pak-US Economic Working Group is expected later this year. The Group discusses Pak-US cooperation for economic development encompassing finance, trade and economy. Dar would also discuss with the US side, details about the meeting of the Economic Working Group during his visit.