据报道,南亚地区合作联盟七国(包括印度、巴基斯坦、尼泊尔、斯里兰卡、不丹、孟加拉和马尔代夫)不久前签署了一项相互减免贸易关税的协定。据印度外长透露,减免关税协定只是合作的第一步,下一步将讨论各成员国之间提供人员及货物进出自由、关税水平进一步降低等便利,以 It is reported that a new agreement on mutual reduction of trade tariffs was signed by the seven South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation countries (including India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives) recently. According to the Indian Foreign Minister, the tariff reduction and exemption agreement is only the first step in cooperation. The next step will be to discuss the convenience of providing freedom of access to and clearance of personnel and goods among member countries and further reducing the tariff level.