ISLAMABAD: On the invitation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, will arrive in Pakistan today for a two-day visit.
He will be accompanied by ministers, senior officials and a high-level business delegation. President Berdimuhamedov earlier visited Pakistan in November 2011, revealed a statement issued by Foreign Affairs Ministry. The visit is part of the regular high-level exchanges between the two brotherly countries. During the visit, the Turkmen president will meet President Mamnoon Hussain and will hold official talks with the prime minister. A business forum comprising Turkmen and Pakistani businessmen will also be organised on the sidelines of the visit.
The visit will provide a good opportunity to review the decisions taken during last two visits of the prime minister to Turkmenistan in 2015 as well as exchange views on bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest. A joint communiqué and several MoUs will be signed during the visit. The visit provides an opportunity to highlight the importance Pakistan attaches to the TAPI Gas Pipeline Project and its commitment to its early completion. The two countries’ leadership will also exchange views on the measures for early implementation of the MoU signed in December 2015 during the visit of the prime minister to Turkmenistan for import of electricity from Turkmenistan. These mega energy projects will facilitate endeavours by the government to reduce energy deficit in Pakistan and also contribute to regional integration for socio-economic development, peace and stability.
