DUSHANBE: President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon expressed his satisfaction with the strengthening and expansion of the multilateral ties with Pakistan since the establishment of diplomatic relations.
In a meeting with Federal Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Asif, the Tajik leader stressed that the relations between the two countries have grown rapidly in the field of energy and security. Both sides highly appreciated the results of Pak-Tajik cooperation in the field of security and defense to combat challenges and threats in the region as well as the fight against terrorism and extremism. Both the leaders discussed the issues of cooperation in the areas of mutual importance, including energy, oil and gas, use of transport and transit opportunities. The two leaders deemed it reasonable to revitalize the Joint Working Group on Energy and Infrastructure Issues and the effective work of its Joint Subgroup on Oil and Gas Cooperation in the field of implementation of CASA-1000 power project. In order to increase the volume of trade turnover between the two countries, taking into account the great opportunities in this direction, it was suggested to use the effective activity of the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation. Meanwhile, Khawaja Asif met with Foreign Minister of Tajikistan Sirojidin Aslov. Both leaders discussed matters of mutual interest. Khawaja Asif is in Dushanbe to discuss progress on CASA-1000 and other issues in order to cement relations between the two countries. Ambassador of Tajikistan to Pakistan Sherali Jononov is also in Dushanbe to facilitate visit of Pakistani delegation to Dushanbe.
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