Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry President, Fazal Moqeem Khan called for concrete steps to improve regional trade.
Talking to a representative delegation of Azerbaijan and Turkiye headed by Sohail Sajjad here at the chamber house on Friday, Fazal Moqeem said KP is a gateway for trade and export to Afghanistan and Central Asian countries.
He stressed for joint initiatives to improve mutual trade with Azerbaijan and Turkiye.
The meeting was attended by SCCI senior vice president Abdul Jalil Jan, executive committee member Ashfaq Ahmad, a representative from Turkiye Muhammad Afzal, Secretary General Muqtasid Ahsan and others.
The SCCI chief stated that traders from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa mostly depend on trade with Afghanistan and Central Asian countries.
He, however, said cross-border trade and transit trade had been adversely affected owing to non-consistent policies and imposition of heavy duties/tariffs by both governments, which should be reviewed.—APP
