India on Wednesday said that terror and violence free environment is a pre-requisite for dynamic economic activity with Pakistan.Addressing a conference on Normalising India-Pakistan Trade, Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh said that New Delhi is ready to move ahead on the bilateral trade but trade and terrorism are incompatible.She said that creating an environment where the two countries can focus on the trade and the economic agenda, and work towards growing connectivity is a challenge.About an economically vibrant and progressive South Asia, Singh said that significant progress has been made in trade and investment relations between India and its neighbouring countries except Pakistan.She said that unfortunately the two countries are yet to reach a point where they can have normalized trade relation.
News On AIR | January 22, 2014 9:23 PM
Terror & violence free environment pre-requisite for dynamic economic ties with Pak: Sujata Singh