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Pakistan and Russia Sign Competition and Standards MoUs at 10th Intergovernmental Commission

The agreements target technical trade barriers through closer coordination between regulators.

Overview

  • The 10th PakistanRussia Intergovernmental Commission in Islamabad concluded with the official protocol and three memoranda signed.
  • The Competition Commission of Pakistan and Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service agreed to cooperate on competition law, expertise exchange, and capacity building.
  • The Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority and Russia’s Rosstandart committed to work on standardization, metrology, and conformity assessment to ease market access.
  • A separate memorandum between the Associated Press of Pakistan and Russia’s Sputnik news agency set terms for media cooperation and professional exchanges.
  • Both sides outlined steps to facilitate trade and logistics, including a pilot cargo corridor with a pilot train, and scheduled the next commission meeting in Russia in 2026.