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RemarksbythePMattheJointPressStakeoutwiththePresidentofTajikistan,Dushanbe,17June2014
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June17,2014
YourExcellencyPresidentEmomaliRahmon,DistinguishedMembersoftheMedia,LadiesandGentlemen,
ASSALAMOALAIKUMandGoodEvening!
IamdelightedtobeinthisbeautifulcityofDushanbe.
ItisagreatpleasuretovisitbrotherlyTajikistanontheinvitationofPresidentEmomaliRahmon.WehavedeeplyenjoyedtraditionalTajik
hospitality.
Myvisitisacontinuationofourfrequentexchangesatthehighestlevel.
ItisareflectionofthestrongfraternaltiesbetweenthepeoplesofPakistanandTajikistanwhichhavebeennourishedbythecenturiesold
historicalandculturallinkagesandlinguisticaffinities.
MyvisitisalsoamanifestationofourstrongdesiretofurtherdeepenandbroadenbilateralrelationswithTajikistan,asanintegralpartofour
visiontocomprehensivelyenhancePakistansengagementwithCentralAsia.
Today,wehadwiderangingconsultationscoveringawholespectrumofbilateral,regionalandinternationalissues.
Wereviewedourexcellentpoliticalrelationsandagreedthatthereisavastpotentialtobeharnessedformutuallybeneficialcollaborationin
manyfields.
Ourbilateraltradehasgrownsignificantlyinrecentyears.Throughmutualefforts,itcanbesustainedandfurtherincreased.
Wealsoagreedtostrengtheneconomiccooperationbyoptimallyutilizingthepresentandnewinstitutionalmechanismsandintensifying
privatesectorinterface.
AnumberofagreementsandMoUshavebeensignedtodayforenhancingbilateralcooperationindifferentareas.
Aswemoveforward,wewouldexpandmutualcooperationindiversefieldsincludingenergy,security,education,culture,andpeopleto
peopleexchanges.
Ourparliamentsareinteractingcloselyandreinforcingtheeffortsofthetwogovernmentsforcloserties.
Itisimportantforoursocioeconomicdevelopmenttoeliminatethescourgeofextremismandterrorism.Today,wereaffirmedour
commitmenttomaintainandfurtherincreaseourhighlevelofcooperationtocounterthesethreats.
PakistanandTajikistanarealsoconcernedaboutthemenaceofnarcoticsdrugs,crossborderorganizedcrimes,andhumantrafficking.We
haveresolvedtocollectivelyfightagainsttheseevils.
OurtwocountriescooperatecloselyintheUN,OIC,ECOandSCO.Wereiteratedourmutualdesiretodeepenthiscooperation.
Intheregionalcontext,weconferredonthesituationinAfghanistanourbrotherlycountryatacrucialjunctureinitshistory,particularlypost
2014.
PakistanwishesourAfghanbrotherswell,astheygothroughthesecurity,politicalandeconomictransitions.Apeaceful,stableandunified
Afghanistanremainsvitalforpeaceandstabilityinourregion.
WehaveagreedtointensifyourmutualconsultationsonAfghanistan,whilewebothcontinuetosupportaninclusiveAfghanledandAfghan
ownedpeaceprocess.
MyvisittoDushanbehasprovidedusanopportunitytoreflectonourcommongoalsofprogressandprosperityandthedevelopmentof
infrastructureandconnectivityforregionalintegration.
WebothattachgreatimportancetoearlycompletionofCASA1000project.ThiswillenablePakistantoimport1,000MWofelectricityfrom
Tajikistantoaddressourgrowingenergyneeds.
TajikistanisourclosestneighbourinCentralAsia.ItislocatedattheconfluenceofSouthandCentralAsiaandisagatewaytotheCISregion.
Similarly,weoffertheshortestpossibleroutetoTajikistanandothercountiesintheregiontoourseaports.
OurforwardlookingvisionoffurtherelevatingthePakistanTajikistanstrategicrelationshipaimstobuildonthesenaturaladvantages.
Iwishtoconcludebyexpressingprofoundgratitudetomybrother,PresidentRahmon,andthegovernmentandpeopleofTajikistan,fora
verywarmwelcomeandgeneroushospitalityextendedtous.
MybrotherhasgraciouslyacceptedmyinvitationtovisitPakistan.ThepeopleofPakistanlookforwardtowelcominghimathisearliest
convenience.
Ithankyou.
PakistanTajikistanDostiTaAbadZindabad.
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