Britain, Palestine agree to resume customs exemptions on agricultural products entering British market

The Palestinian and British sides agreed today to resume customs exemptions on Palestinian agricultural products entering the British market while ensuring mechanisms to benefit from this decision.

This came at the conclusion of the first virtual meeting of the Palestinian-British Joint Committee to develop and strengthen economic and trade cooperation relations in various fields.

The Palestinian Ministry of National Economy and the UK Department for International Trade agreed to sign the terms of reference for the Palestinian-British joint committee and to hold it periodically to follow up on technical issues and mechanisms for implementing the partnership agreement between the two countries.

On July 1st, the Minister of Economy Khaled Ossaili and UK Secretary of State for International Trade Elizabeth Truss, launched the work of the Palestinian-British Joint Committee to develop and strengthen economic and trade cooperation relations in various fields.

Source: Palestinian News & Info Agency