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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Tajikistan on Tuesday signed a joint protocol at the end of Pak-Tajik Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting for further cooperation.
The protocol was signed by the Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf and Tajik Minister for Energy and Industry, Gul Sherali.
Both the countries decided to establish Joint Business Forum for their business communities. The Tajik government invited businessmen from Pakistan to participate in the exhibition in Dushanbe to be held later this year.
Both sides also agreed to sign a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA). To facilitate trade between the two countries, Tajikistan offered warehouse facility at Panji Poyon and requested for similar facility for Tajik businessmen at the Gwadar Port.
Both sides agreed to implement on fast-track basis the project of electricity transmission line between Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan called (CASA 1000).
Pakistan side in return offered training facilities to Tajik geo-scientists and technicians in the field of instrumental analysis in geo-science. Ten seats for Tajik students in information technology (IT) at the National University of Modern Languages have also been offered by Pakistan.
Pakistan also informed that the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) is exploring the possibility and formulation of tangible projects for enhancement of cooperation with Tajikistan. The Tajik side will be updated of progress in due course of time.
To activate the air transport both sides also agreed to hold early talks in the last week of August, in Dushanbe for a fresh air services agreement.
Moreover, both sides agreed for early finalisation of agreements including MoU in field of pubic health, pharmaceutical, cultural exchange programme (CEP), sports, agriculture and food industry in the next two years 2010-2012, and establishment of a working group on livestock. In order to implement the MoU on combating against drugs, both sides agreed to make arrangements of posting drug liaison offices in their respective embassies for quick information sharing. Pakistan offered a package to Tajikistan to further ease terms of credit amounting to $13 million, keeping in view the economic difficulties faced by the country.
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