Atadjan Movlamov, Ambassador of Turkmenistan called on Khawaja Asif, Federal Minister for Water and Power and Defence on Tuesday. Talking to the ambassador, Khawaja Asif said that Pakistan highly values its relations with Turkmenistan and wanted to enhance relations between the two countries. During the meeting areas of mutual interest and bilateral cooperation in the field of energy, trade and defence came under discussion.
Federal Minister said that Pakistan and Turkmenistan being brotherly countries are enjoying closed cordial relations in different fields and hoped that cooperation in the fields of energy and defence would further strengthen the relations between the two countries. Highlighting the importance of CPEC project, the minister said that "CPEC is the most important artery in the region and stressed that all the regional countries should make their planning to get maximum benefit from it".
He said that Pakistan will play its positive role to bring peace in the region by fighting terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. Ambassador of Turkmenistan while appreciating the forward looking steps being taken by the Government of Pakistan and Ministry of Water and Power for the development of energy sector, assured cooperation for enhancing bilateral engagement between the two countries in the energy, economic and defence spheres.-PR

Copyright Business Recorder, 2016

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