Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif will travel to Kazakhstan on Wednesday from Tajikistan for the twin Summits of SCO Council of Heads of State (CHS) and SCO Plus being held on July 03-04, 2024 in Astana.
At the SCO Council of Heads of Summit Meeting, the prime minister will share Pakistan’s perspective on important regional and global issues and underline the importance Pakistan accords to regional connectivity and cooperation with SCO Member Countries.
The prime minister will also address the SCO Plus Summit in Astana that brings together SCO Member States.
Shahbaz Sharif will also hold meetings with participating leaders on the sidelines of the Summit.
Earlier on Tuesday, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif met the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon at Qasr-e-Millat in Dushanbe, and exchanged views on a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation, as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest.
The two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to deepen the existing fraternal ties between the two Countries which are based on a shared history, culture, geographical contiguity and common faith.
وزیراعظم محمد شہباز شریف کا دورۂ تاجکستان۔
وزیراعظم کی تاجکستان کے صدر امام علی رحمان کے ہمراہ پریس کانفرنس اور مختلف شعبوں میں معاہدوں اور مفاہمتی یادداشتوں پر دستخط کی تقریب میں شرکت۔دونوں ممالک زراعت، صحت، تعلیم، تجارت اور سرمایہ کاری کے فروغ کیلئے ملکر کام کرینگے۔
~… pic.twitter.com/MO2lqUqAru— Government of Pakistan (@GovtofPakistan) July 2, 2024
On the bilateral front, the two leaders discussed the entire range of bilateral cooperation between Pakistan and Tajikistan including trade and economy, investment, connectivity, culture, education, science & technology, defence, humanitarian assistance, parliamentary exchanges, and people-to-people contacts.
They expressed satisfaction on existing fraternal ties and reaffirmed to continue their joint efforts to further strengthen Pakistan-Tajikistan ties.
The two leaders signed the Strategic Partnership Agreement which upgrades bilateral relations to the level of a long-term strategic partnership.
The two leaders underlined that the upgradation in bilateral relations would open new vistas of opportunities to further expand multifaceted cooperation.
To further deepen and diversify bilateral relations, the two sides signed a number of Agreements/MoUs in the fields of aviation, diplomacy, education, sports, people to people linkages, industrial cooperation, tourism, etc.
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