President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon arrives in Pakistan

Lahore: President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon on Wednesday arrived here on a two-day visit to Pakistan at the invitation of Prime Minster Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.

Upon his arrival at the Nur Khan airbase, he was warmly received by Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.

Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Advisor  to the PM on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, Special Assistant to  the PM Syed Tariq Fatemi, Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry  and other high officials also accompanied the Prime Minister. The visiting dignitary was presented with a 21-gun salute.

This is President Rahmon’s sixth visit to Pakistan. The Tajik President is accompanied by a high-level delegation  comprising Ministers and other senior officials. A number of leading businessmen of Tajikistan also  accompanied the President.

In his two-day stay in Islamabad, the Tajik President  will meet the Prime Minister and President. The visit of the Tajik President is part of regular  high-level exchanges between the two brotherly countries.

The visit is of greater significance, especially in the context of the shared desire to enhance cooperation in political, economic, energy, infrastructure development for rail and road links, air connectivity, social, human resource development and  cultural spheres, defence and security relations.

CASA-1000, a project of regional energy cooperation among  Tajikistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan, would be another major area of cooperation that would come under discussion.