Bilateral meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan and Pakistan

On 31 March 2021, a bilateral meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mahdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who was on an official visit in our country.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed the implementation of agreements reached during high-level visits, the signing of new bilateral documents, coordination of joint activities in various formats, including within the framework of meetings of the Joint Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation, as well as political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the two countries.

The parties stressed the importance of expanding trade, economic, investment and scientific and technical ties between the two countries, strengthening inter-parliamentary ties, revitalization of culture and tourism spheres, as well as cooperation in industry and energy, including the continuation of carrying out the CASA-1000 project.

The issues of expanding and strengthening the legal base of bilateral relations were also discussed.

The parties stressed that the two countries are partners in the fight against global threats - terrorism, extremism, drug trafficking and other forms of transnational organized crime.

It was noted that the holding of the Ninth Ministerial Conference of the Heart of Asia - Istanbul Process, which took place in Dushanbe on 30 March 2021, will contribute to advancing the peace process in Afghanistan and expanding its cooperation with the countries of the Process.

The two sides also discussed other issues related to the expansion of bilateral relations between Tajikistan and Pakistan within the framework of international and regional organizations.