Pakistan and the United States have made significant progress in negotiations on a reciprocal trade agreement following two days of talks in Washington, DC, the Foreign Office said.

Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said the negotiations on the proposed Pakistan-United States Agreement on Reciprocal Trade were held on July 9 and 10 in a cordial atmosphere, with both sides working to bridge differences and move closer to finalising the deal.

“The talks were conducted in a cordial atmosphere, with both sides ironing out differences and building convergence, with a view to the early conclusion of the Agreement,” Andrabi said in a post on X.

Pakistan’s delegation was led by Commerce Secretary Jawad Paul, who described the discussions as positive and said the two sides had achieved significant progress during the negotiations.

The talks are part of ongoing efforts by Islamabad and Washington to strengthen bilateral trade ties and expand economic cooperation.

The Foreign Office did not disclose a timeline for concluding the agreement or indicate when the next round of negotiations would take place.