PM Stresses Cooperation Between Pakistan and Turkmenistan
Staff Report
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stressed the need to enhance bilateral cooperation between Pakistan and Turkmenistan, particularly in the domains of trade, energy, and connectivity.
Ambassador of Turkmenistan Atadjan Movlamov paid a courtesy call to Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at the Prime Minster House.
According to a statement issued by PM’s office, the Ambassador conveyed the felicitations of the Turkmen leadership to the Prime Minister on his re-election.
The Prime Minister thanked Turkmen President Serdar Berdimohamedov as well as the National Leader of the Turkmen People Gurbanguly Berdimohamedov for their congratulatory messages.
He fondly recalled his meetings with them and said he looked forward to continuing these exchanges in the future.
The Prime Minister reaffirmed the significance of longstanding, historic, and cultural ties between Pakistan and Turkmenistan.Turkmenistan Worried about Delay in TAPI Implementation
He stated there was a need to enhance bilateral cooperation, particularly in the domains of trade, energy, and connectivity.
Cooperation on regional initiatives was also highlighted. In this regard, the Prime Minister stressed that high-level exchanges between the two countries needed to be enhanced.
The importance of regular meetings of the bilateral institutional mechanisms was also impressed upon by the Prime Minister.
The Turkmen Ambassador briefed the Prime Minister on the various ongoing bilateral activities.
The Ambassador, who is also the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Islamabad, expressed his gratitude for the cooperation and support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other government departments in the discharge of his functions.
