ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Azerbaijan on Wednesday signed two landmark memorandums of understanding (MoUs) and protocols on the seventh Joint Commission assembly, with each nations reiterating their resolve to boost bilateral cooperation in a number of sectors.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited Tajikistan in July this 12 months, with a number of MoUs had been signed between the 2 nations. The premier had expressed need to attach Pakistan and Tajikistan by rail and highway networks and to be a part of the commerce hall between China, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, each nations signed two extra MoUs and protocols at at present’s assembly hosted by the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The assembly was co-chaired by Power Minister Awais Leghari and Tajik Minister for Energy and Water Resources Jum’a Daler Shofaqir.
The first MoU forges a historic partnership between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Tajikistan’s Khatlon province, paving the way in which for enhanced cooperation and mutual growth.
The second MoU seals an exciting collaboration between the Pakistan and Tajikistan Football Federations, poised to raise the sports activities panorama in each nations.
Speaking on the event, Leghari emphasised the historic, longstanding, shut, and cordial relations between the 2 nations, noting that Pakistan was one of many first nations to recognise Tajikistan’s independence in 1991, and emphasised their shared non secular, historic, and cultural bonds.
Leghari reiterated Pakistan’s dedication to enhancing bilateral cooperation, notably within the areas of commerce, power, agriculture, training, and business, the place each nations have vital comparative benefits.
He burdened the significance of creating a “plan of motion” to spice up commerce, take away obstacles, and set up a Joint Coordination Committee on Transit Trade underneath the Tajikistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement.
Furthermore, he emphasised the strategic significance of Pakistan’s location on the crossroads of Central and West Asia, providing supreme alternatives for Tajik investments, in addition to facilitating commerce corridors underneath the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Programme.
Leghari additionally expressed hope for the swift completion of the CASA-1000 power mission, which might considerably profit each nations.
Acknowledging the significance of people-to-people ties, he known as for enhanced tourism and cultural exchanges and invited Tajik residents to discover Pakistan’s numerous pure magnificence. He expressed confidence that the Commission’s discussions would yield concrete suggestions to strengthen bilateral relations and deepen financial ties.
Speaking on the event, Minister for Energy and Water Resources, Tajikistan, Jum’a Daler Shofaqir acknowledged the robust historic ties between the 2 nations, based on shared values, cultural heritage, and a standard imaginative and prescient for regional prosperity.
Minister Shofaqir appreciated and acknowledged the numerous progress made in bilateral relations since then. He emphasised the immense potential for collaboration and mutual profit between the 2 nations, notably in areas reminiscent of power, commerce, agriculture, training, and business.
He reiterated Tajikistan’s dedication to strengthening bilateral relations and deepening financial ties with Pakistan, trying ahead to working carefully with Pakistani counterparts to realize shared objectives and aspirations.
