During the Second Session of the Ministerial Council at Goa on 26 October 2007 the following important decisions were taken :
To launch the 4th Round of Negotiations;
To adopt modalities for extension of negotiations in other areas such as non-tariff measures, trade facilitation, services, and investment;
A common set of Operational Procedures for the Certificate and Verification of the Origin of Goods for APTA was approved and it was decided that the same would be implemented w.e.f. 1st January, 2008; and
To explore the possibilities of expanding the membership of the Agreement.