ICCI calls for air, land connectivity to promote Pak-Turkmenistan bilateral trade.

ISLAMABAD -- Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Pakistan and Dean of Diplomatic Corps Atadjan Movlamov on Wednesday said that Turkmenistan and Pakistan have huge potential of bilateral trade that can be enhanced through people-to-people contacts.

He said that Turkmenistan is rich in energy and can meet energy needs of Pakistan.

He said that Turkmenistan wants more access through the sea, as it is a landlocked country. He said that transit trade is important for his country, as the shortest route of trade is through Karachi and Gwadar ports.

He said this while addressing the business community during his visit to Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI).

The ambassador said that Turkmenistan is producing electricity at a very cheap rate and gave a detailed presentation on the TAPI project, which will help Pakistan to meet the energy needs of its growing population.

He said that both countries should be connected through optical fiber cable by Arabian Sea and Pakistan can benefit millions of dollars from it. He said that both countries have 30th years of diplomatic relationship and expressed a desire to strengthen these relations through trade and investment.

Speaking at the occasion, Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President ICCI said that Pakistan and Turkmenistan enjoy mutually respectful and cordial relations, which are supported by history, culture and religion.

He urged both countries to focus on enhancing bilateral trade and economic relations as they have good potential to do trade in many items.

He said that CPEC provides a good opportunity to increase bilateral cooperation and shift the focus of the relationship to address the socio-economic challenges, build economic linkages and enhance bilateral trade.

He stressed that both countries...

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