Pakistan ready to grant access to Gwadar Port to Tajikistan: Shahbaz Sharif
Pakistan has expressed willingness to grant access to Gwadar Port to Tajikistan for transportation of goods.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif held a meeting with the President of Tajikistan on the sidelines of the SCO Summit.
Premier said that Pakistan was ready to grant access to Gwadar Port to Tajikistan for transportation of goods.
The Prime Minister emphasized the expansion of cooperation in the field of road transportation and underscored the importance of connectivity.
He underlined Pakistan’s readiness to facilitate the provision of access to Gwadar and Karachi to Tajikistan.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a bilateral meeting with President Emomali Rahmon on the sidelines of the SCO Heads of Council meeting in Samarkand, today.
The two leaders held wide-ranging talks covering all aspects of mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation including regional and international issues.
President Rahmon extended profound sympathies and condolences over the loss of human lives and devastation caused by the floods in Pakistan and assured of Tajikistan’s full support in the efforts for relief and rehabilitation of the affected people.
The Prime Minister thanked Tajikistan for its support to the flood affectees in Pakistan and shared details of the devastation caused by the massive floods, induced by climate change.
The Prime Minister expressed satisfaction over the growing political, trade, economic, and cultural cooperation between the two countries.
He underscored the need for a strategic partnership aimed at boosting security, and mutual trust, countering the current global threats and challenges, enhancing regional stability, and expanding political, trade, and economic cooperation.
Both leaders accorded particular focus on further strengthening reliable and constructive high-level contacts, inter-parliamentary ties, and defense and security relations between the two countries.
The Prime Minister underlined the importance of regular meetings of bilateral institutional mechanisms and the establishment of mutually beneficial cooperation in the implementation of energy projects.
He also reiterated Pakistan’s resolve to timely completion of the important “CASA-1000″ power transmission project.
The Prime Minister emphasized the expansion of cooperation in the field of road transportation and underscored the importance of connectivity. He underlined Pakistan’s readiness to facilitate the provision of access to Gwadar and Karachi to Tajikistan.
The leaders also exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest and agreed to work together to strengthen peace, stability, and security in the region, particularly in Afghanistan.
The two leaders also agreed to remain in close contact. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Sharif invited President Rahmon to visit Pakistan. President Rahmon also extended an invitation to the Prime Minister to visit Tajikistan.
