Pakistan, US Ink Declaration on International Maritime Trade Security
Posted on: Saturday, 4 March 2006, 09:00 CST
Text of report by Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) news agency
Islamabad, 4 March: Pakistan and US have signed a Declaration of Principles on enhancing international maritime trade security under a bilateral initiative called the Integrated Cargo/Container Control (IC3) Programme. The IC3 Programme envisages joint screening of US- bound containerized cargo from Pakistan via live video link by the customs authorities of Pakistan and US. The screened cargo will not be subjected to re-examination by US customs on arrival at US ports.
The arrangements for implementing the IC3 Programme were earlier negotiated and finalized by the senior customs officers of Pakistan and US. The Declaration of Principles on IC3 Programme was signed by the chairman, Central Board of Revenue, M. Abdullah Yusuf and the US ambassador to Pakistan, Ryan C. Croker.
Source: BBC Monitoring South Asia
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