ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Tajikistan need to use their old historical common roots and cultural bond to strengthen bilateral relations and to translate them into enhanced cooperation in a broad spectrum of areas.
Marriyum Aurangzeb, Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage, stated this in a meeting with Jononov Sherali, the Ambassador of the Republic of Tajikistan who called on her here Wednesday.
She said that Pakistan highly values its relations with Tajikistan and would like to further enhance bilateral ties for the mutual benefit of the people of both countries.
She said that Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is keen to cultivate closer ties with Central Asian republics as part of policy to increase regional connectivity and advance the agenda of economic development.
Minister of State said that both countries should enhance people-to-people contacts by encouraging cultural ties as it would open new prospects of learning from each other's culture and values.
The Ambassador of Tajikistan congratulated Pakistan for successfully conducting ECO summit and attaining full member of SCO which would open new avenues of cooperation in the region.
He also informed that the President of Tajikistan has approved the plan for organizing cultural events in Pakistan to mark 25th anniversary celebrations of ties of Pakistan and Tajikistan.
Minister of State welcomed the proposal and assured ambassador of her full support to make it a great success and hoped that these cultural exchanges would further cement ties between the two Muslim states.
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