The Sixth Round of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on Trade and Investment of Pakistan and Mauritius was held in Port Louis on July 27-28 in Mauritius, according to a message received in Islamabad. The Pakistani side was led by Nasim Qureshi, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce. The Mauritian side was led by Anand P. Neewoor, Secretary for Foreign Affairs. In his opening remarks, Neewoor stated that the signing of the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between Pakistan and Mauritius signifies the qualitative up-gradation of the bilateral relations between the two countries. Qureshi said that the early conclusion of the PTA negotiations and the eventual signing of PTA underlines the goodwill that exists between the two countries.