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Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Khojamyrat Geldimyradov met with Foreign Minister of Pakistan Jalil Abbas Jilani.

The meeting took place on October 26 on the sidelines of a meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The parties exchanged views on the state of Turkmen-Pakistani cooperation and ways of its further development.

Jilani noted the high level of effective cooperation established between the two countries in various fields and expressed confidence in the further strengthening of interstate relations based on historical and cultural commonality.

It was emphasized that the successful implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline, as well as the project of power transmission lines and fiber-optic communications along the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan route will give a new impetus to the socio-economic and structural development of the entire region. It was proposed to conduct further negotiations to increase the pace of work on the Afghan part of TAPI.

In addition, it was noted that it is necessary to use all tools to effectively use the existing potential in the trade and economic sphere and increase the volume of mutual trade, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan said in a statement.

The priority areas of cooperation also included the oil and gas industry, energy and others. In this regard, the important role of the work of the Joint Turkmen-Pakistani Intergovernmental Commission was emphasized.

On October 26, 2023, the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was held in Bishkek. The Turkmen delegation was headed by Deputy Prime Minister Khojamyrat Geldimyradov.

On the same day, the delegation of Turkmenistan took part in the next meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the CIS. The next meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the CIS will be held in Ashgabat in May 2024.

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