Today in Islamabad, negotiations were held between the Chairman of the Turkmen-Pakistani Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Chairman of the Pakistani-Turkmen Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mohammad Ishaq Dar.
During the negotiations, an exchange of views took place on issues of expanding trade and economic partnership between Turkmenistan and Pakistan. A separate topic was the discussion of the implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) transnational gas pipeline project, as well as the laying of power lines and fiber-optic communications along the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) route.
On the same day, political consultations took place between Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan at the level of foreign ministers. The importance of joint efforts in combating global challenges and threats, including terrorism and cybercrime, was emphasized.
Ways to increase the volume of trade and economic partnership, improve the legal framework, and implement promising joint projects in the fields of energy and transport were also considered. The meeting participants noted the priority nature of the humanitarian partnership in such areas as culture and education, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports.