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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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