The President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon arrived in Islamabad earlier yesterday, 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.
During his two-day stay in Islamabad, the Tajik president will hold meetings with the prime minister and the president of Pakistan.
The visit of the Tajik president is part of regular high-level exchanges between the two brotherly countries.
The visit is of great significance especially in the context of the shared desire to enhance cooperation in political, economic, energy, infrastructure development for rail and road links, and defence and security relations between the two countries.
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.
