United States President Donald Trump has announced a high-level Pakistani delegation’s upcoming visit to the US for crucial trade talks.
The discussions take place as Islamabad tries to settle a tariff dispute with Washington that could result in Pakistan’s exports being subject to up to 29% tariffs.
Pakistan is being targeted by new American tariff measures that were announced last month due to its $3 billion trade surplus with the United States.
In order to facilitate diplomatic discussions, the United States temporarily suspended enforcement of these global tariffs for 90 days.
The purpose of these tariffs was to rebalance trade balances.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif responded by calling a high-level review meeting in Islamabad on April 9, which led to the decision to send a delegation to the United States that included top exporters, government officials, and influential businesspeople.
Improving bilateral trade relations and identifying a route to mutual economic gain are the goals of the mission.
Trump made the following connection between future trade relations and regional peace while speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews:
“If India and Pakistan were to go to war with one another, I would not be interested in negotiating with either country.”
