Pakistan to provide arms to Tajikistan,
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday stressed the need to improve defence ties with Tajikistan, as the two countries signed memorandums of understanding (MOU) for cooperation in various sectors, including the sale of Pakistan-manufactured arms to the Central Asian country. The MOUs were signed on the occasion of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon’s visit to Pakistan, who earlier arrived in Islamabad on a two-day visit ii and was received at the Prime Minister House where he was given a guard of honour. Addressing a joint press conference at the Prime Minister’s Office with the Tajik president after their one-on-one meeting and a ceremony where various MOUs were signed, the premier said: “It is very important to improve our defence ties”.
He added that the two leaders had also “discussed and signed MOUs on how to meet Tajikistan’s requirement for the kind of weapons that Pakistan makes.” The prime minister said that in his meeting with the Tajik president, they had discussed a range of topics and the chambers of the two countries had signed agreements that would improve “our trade ties”.
The MOUs and agreements signed between the two countries
Academic Cooperation Agreement between Tajik Technical University named after academician MS Osimi and Indus University of Pakistan
• Agreement on Cooperation between the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Quetta Chamber of Commerce and Industry • Agreement on Cooperation between the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry • Memorandum of Understanding between Lahore Chamber of Commerce and d Industry d and dh the Chamber h b of f Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tajikistan • Memorandum of Understanding between Agency for State Financial Control and Struggle against Corruption of the Republic of Tajikistan and National Accountability Bureau of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Government of Islamic Republic of Pakistan for Cooperation in the Field of Prevention and Liquidation of Emergency Situations
• Agreement between the Government of Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan in the field of Art and Culture • Memorandum of Understanding between Tajik Institute of Languages, Dushanbe Tajikistan and National University of Modern Languages of Pakistan • Memorandum of Understanding between Technological University of Tajikistan and Comsats University Islamabad • Agreement on International Road Transport • Cooperation Programme between Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tajikistan • Joint Declaration on Next Steps in Building Strategic Partnership for Regional Solidarity and Integration