By IANS,
Dhaka : India is considering granting passage to trucks from Nepal going to Bangladesh, media reports said.
The possibility of a trilateral arrangement was considered when commerce ministers of the three nations met at the South Asian Free Trade Agreement (Safta) ministerial council meeting in Kathmandu Wednesday, United News of Bangladesh (UNB) news agency reported citing an official release.
The discussion took place between Bangladesh Commerce Minister Faruk Khan and his Indian counterpart Anand Sharma.
Sharma told his Bangladeshi counterpart Col (retd.) Faruk Khan that India was developing land customs infrastructure.
Both the ministers emphasised the importance of enhancing bilateral trade.
Faruk Khan requested Sharma to withdraw the four percent special additional duty levied on items that enjoy duty-free access under Safta provisions.
The Indian minister agreed to consider it, The Daily Star newspaper said Friday.