The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan held a meeting with the President of Pakistan
On the instructions of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly
Berdimuhamedov, on December 20, 2021, in Islamabad, the Deputy
Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held talks with the President of the
Islamic Republic of Pakistan Arif Alvi.
At the beginning of the meeting, the head of the Turkmen
delegation conveyed greetings from the President of Turkmenistan.
The Minister noted that the talks between the President of
Turkmenistan and the President of Pakistan, held in Ashgabat in
November this year as part of participation in the 15th Summit of Heads
of State of the Economic Cooperation Organization, gave impetus to the
further development of mutually beneficial partnership between the two
countries.
Next year, Turkmenistan and Pakistan will mark the 30th
anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations. In this context, during
the meeting it was emphasized that during this period the interstate
relations have been steadily developing in all directions, expanded and
enriched with new forms and content. Thanks to the attention and
support of the Leaders of Turkmenistan and Pakistan, bilateral
cooperation covers the whole range of political, trade and economic,
cultural and humanitarian interaction.


Minister R.Meredov noted that the dialogue between the two
countries at the highest political level creates a solid foundation for
strengthening and further expanding bilateral relations. The parties are
making significant efforts to develop effective Turkmen-Pakistani
economic cooperation, the strategic basis of which is a partnership in the
energy sector.
In this regard, special emphasis was placed on the need to
intensify joint action on the implementation of the Turkmenistan-
Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) transnational gas pipeline project,
power transmission and fiber-optic communication lines on the
Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) route.
During the talks, the sides also noted with satisfaction the
consistent development of Turkmen-Pakistani cooperation in education
and science, medicine and healthcare, as well as in the cultural and
humanitarian spheres.