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ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT+APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
will visit Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat on November 25-27 to lead
the country’s delegation at the first-ever Global Conference on
Sustainable Transport.
The Prime Minsiter is undertaking the visit at the invitation
of the President of Turkmenistan, who is co-hosting the Conference
along with United Nations’ Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.
The Conference, likely to be attended by around 1,500
participants including heads of state and government, ministers,
civil society leaders and the UN officials, will discuss promotion
and role of sustainable transport towards achievement of the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development.
“Pakistan is keen to improve connectivity with Central Asian
States by establishing transport and communication links. These will
be conducive to tapping the potential of trade, economic
interaction, people-to-people contacts and tourism,” a statement by
Foreign Affairs Ministry said Thursday.
The statement added that Pakistan and China had launched
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to provide seamless
connectivity to Gwadar and Karachi ports.
During the visit, the Prime Minister will also hold a
bilateral meeting with the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly
Berdimuhamedov.
“The meeting of Prime Minister will provide a valuable
opportunity to review the decisions taken during two visits of the
Prime Minister to Turkmenistan in 2015 and the Turkmen President’s
visit to Pakistan in March 2016, as well as exchange views on
bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest,”
the statement mentioned.