During his visit to Tajikistan on July 2, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif held talks with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon to discuss issues of development and expansion of relations of friendship and cooperation between Tajikistan and Pakistan, the press service of the Tajik president reported.
“We consider the commercial and economic opportunities of Pakistan, its geostrategic position and its influence in the South Asian region and the Islamic world to be very important. Therefore, we are interested in strengthening and expanding our cooperation with the brotherly country of Pakistan,” President Rahmon emphasized at the beginning of the meeting.
During the meeting, the activities of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on commercial, economic, scientific and technical cooperation and a set of issues related to the comprehensive expansion of trade and economic ties between Tajikistan and Pakistan were discussed.
In this context, the parties expressed their intention to further expand relations in the fields of trade, investment, transport, energy, various sectors of industry, including light and food industry, mining and agriculture.
Also, in order to enhance other aspects of cooperation, it was considered necessary to hold a meeting of joint working groups on oil and gas, energy, Joint Business Council, Tajikistan-Pakistan Business Forum, and to establish a Joint Council of shipping companies of the two countries.
While discussing issues of cooperation in the field of energy, the parties called the timely implementation of the CASA-1000 project a real link between the countries of the Central and South Asian regions.
The leaders also discussed the issue of access to international transport corridors and world ports, especially the roads and seaports of Pakistan, with the focus on projects connecting the two friendly countries through roads and railways.
The development of bilateral cooperation in the field of logistics and the possibilities of establishing logistics centers in southern Tajikistan and northern Pakistan were also considered.
Photo: Press service of the President of Tajikistan
