European Parliament
President.
Question No 10 by Sajjad Karim 
Subject: EU facilitation for trade as a confidence-building measure between India and Pakistan
In my report on EU-India Trade and Economic Relations
), I called on ‘both India and Pakistan to further reduce administrative impediments to implementing trade-related confidence-building measures and for the EU to offer technical assistance, if required, in this regard’. Similarly, Council Regulation (EEC) No 443/92
(1)
highlights regional cooperation as a ‘priority area’ for assistance and an important sector for economic cooperation.
What role does the Council believe trade could play in bringing India and Pakistan closer to a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir question? Was this issue discussed at the recent EU-India Summit in Helsinki and what conclusions were reached? Could the Council outline any programmes, or proposals for programmes, that would support trade-related confidence-building measures between India and Pakistan, with specific reference to Kashmir and post-earthquake reconstruction, as well as supporting closer economic integration in SAARC in general?
OJ L 52, 27.2.1992, p. 1.

