On Wednesday, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif stated that the development and prosperity of the entire region necessitated the establishment of energy, rail, and road connectivity with the diverse and abundant Central Asian Republics (CARs).
During a joint press stakeout with Emamoli Rahmon, President of Tajikistan, the prime minister stated that Pakistan wanted the Central Asia-South Asia (CASA-1000) power project to be finished quickly to meet its energy needs.
He said Pakistan had been the main country that laid out attaches with Tajikistan nearly 30 years back. From that point forward the two nations had been getting a charge out of magnificent warm and cordial ties.
He added that Pakistan wanted to increase bilateral cooperation and ties in all areas, such as energy, trade, joint ventures in agriculture and food, and so on.
In addition, Prime Minister Sharif stated that Pakistan placed a high value on its bilateral ties with Tajikistan because it served as a gateway to the CARs.
He informed them that they had very productive meetings to promote trade, investment, and culture between the people of two brotherly nations and further strengthen bilateral ties.
Tajikistan, being a gateway to Central Asia, holds a key position in our foreign policy. Our challenge is to transform our excellent relations into a mutually beneficial partnership.
— Government of Pakistan (@GovtofPakistan) December 15, 2022
~ Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pic.twitter.com/RnUD26phKU
The prime minister expressed the hope that the visit to Pakistan by Tajik President Emomali Rahmon “would usher in a new era of cooperation and development between the two countries.”
He also said he was happy to meet the president of Tajikistan and his delegation and that Pakistani people were overjoyed by their visit.
President Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, responding to the warm affections of the public authority and individuals of Pakistan, said that his nation appended a high need to its binds with Pakistan.
He said the two nations had been putting forth joint attempts to additionally advance the well-disposed ties and communicated the confidence that the MoUs endorsed between the two nations would give new driving force to these relations.
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He stated that during their delegation-level discussions, they talked about contacts between governments, security, the economic situation, the decline of the global economy, energy, and connectivity activities, including linking the Gwadar port.
He said they additionally had valuable trade of perspectives on CASA-1000, participation in agribusiness, energy availability, joint endeavors in food innovation, exchange, science and innovation, and collaboration between the business networks of the two nations.
Additionally, President Rahmon stated that these ties were bolstered by shared characteristics between the two nations.
He added that the two sides were pleased with their security cooperation and reaffirmed their commitment to tackling contemporary issues like extremism, terrorism, and radicalism together.
He said that they likewise recognized the meaning of purposeful worldwide endeavors for a steady and serene Afghanistan, adding Tajikistan and Pakistan were likewise intently participating at the worldwide level including the UN, Financial Collaboration Association (ECO), Shanghai Collaboration Association (SCO), and other multilateral foras.
Additionally, he expressed his wish for Pakistani progress and prosperity.
“Tajik President's visit to Pakistan would usher in a new era of cooperation and development between the two countries”
— Government of Pakistan (@GovtofPakistan) December 15, 2022
~Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said during a joint press stakeout with President of Tajikistan Emamoli Rahmon pic.twitter.com/kgmf8eg1q0
The President of Tajikistan and the Prime Minister of Pakistan were present when a number of agreements and memoranda of understanding were signed to enhance bilateral cooperation in a variety of areas.
These memoranda of understanding and agreements included a memorandum of understanding for the establishment of Sister Cities Relations between Dushanbe and Islamabad, a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in industries and technology, a memorandum of understanding for transit trade, and a memorandum of understanding for the control of the illicit trade in narcotics, psychotropic material, etc. a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Customs Service of Tajikistan and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) regarding the establishment of electronic data interchange; a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Institute of Water Problems, Hydropower, and Technology of the Academy of Science Tajikistan and the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources; a memorandum of understanding between the University of Peshawar and the Tajik National University; and the signing of the joint.
Source: AP News
