President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the newly appointed Ambassador of Pakistan to Turkmenistan, Ms. Faryal Leghari, who presented her credentials to the head of state.
During the meeting, the ambassador emphasized that Pakistan highly values Turkmenistan’s peace-loving policy. She also conveyed greetings from Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif to President Berdimuhamedov and National Leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.
Pakistan is one of Turkmenistan’s key partners in the South Asian region. Cooperation between the two countries is successfully developing in political-diplomatic, trade-economic, energy, transport, educational, and cultural-humanitarian spheres.
Turkmen-Pakistani relations are characterized by a high level of trust and mutual understanding, which serves as a solid foundation for partnership development both bilaterally and within international organizations, particularly the United Nations, the Organization of Economic Cooperation, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
Trade-economic and energy cooperation holds a special place in the agenda of Turkmen-Pakistani relations.
Currently, both countries are implementing major regional energy and communication projects, including the construction of the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India transnational gas pipeline, as well as fiber-optic communication and power transmission lines along the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan route.
In this regard, the head of state emphasized that these projects will contribute to the socio-economic development of the entire region in the long term. He expressed confidence that Ms. Faryal Leghari, as the newly appointed ambassador, will contribute to the implementation of these major projects by coordinating the efforts of both countries.
The meeting also highlighted the importance of strengthening cultural and humanitarian ties, including cooperation in education, science, and healthcare.
In conclusion, Ambassador Faryal Leghari assured the President of Turkmenistan that she would make every effort to further strengthen the traditionally friendly relations between the two countries.