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DUSHANBE: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday invited Tajikistan to benefit from Gwadar port as it provides the shortest trade route to Southeast Asia, Middle East and Africa from the Central Asian state.
FM Qureshi met his counterpart Sirajuddin Mehruddin at Tajikistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and emphasised on tapping the immense trade potential existing between the two countries.
The foreign minister said Gwadar and Pakistan’s other seaports could help boost bilateral trade volume between Pakistan and Tajikistan. He said Pakistan and Tajikistan enjoyed fraternal relations based on common religious and cultural values.
He congratulated the Tajik foreign minister on successful hosting of 9th Heart of Asia Istanbul Process Conference. The two foreign ministers expressed satisfaction over the nature of bilateral relations and reiterated their commitment to further strengthen it.
The foreign ministers of Pakistan and Tajikistan led delegations of their respective side in Dushanbe. Both stressed the need to strengthen and activate institutional mechanisms between their governments, such as Joint Ministerial Commission and Joint Working Groups.
The two sides hoped that the holding of the fifth Bilateral Political Consultative Meeting between Pakistan and Tajikistan would pave the way for promotion of cooperation between the two countries in various fields.
Earlier, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirajuddin Meharuddin warmly welcomed Foreign Minister Qureshi and his delegation including Foreign Secretary Sohail Mehmood and Pakistan’s Ambassador to Tajikistan Imran Haider and senior officials of the Pakistani embassy.
The two foreign ministers led delegation-level talks between their respective delegations that focused on various issues of mutual interest including bilateral relations and bilateral cooperation in diverse fields.
