PM holds key meetings
TALKS TO LEADERS AT SCO SIDELINES
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan held crucial meetings with presidents of regional countries to discuss developments in Afghanistan and the way forward to enhance regional trade and connectivity.
The Pakistan premier is in Tajikistan on a two-day (Sep. 16-17) visit to attend the 20th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) Heads of State Summit in Dushanbe.
He was received by Tajikistan’s Prime Minister Kokhir Rasulzoda at the airport following which they had a meeting to discuss the expansion of bilateral ties and the regional security situation.
Yesterday, Khan held separate meetings with Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, and Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi.
The focus of the discussion was primarily Afghanistan as well as regional connectivity and expansion of SCO for greater collaboration in the region.
The PM is accompanied by key ministers including Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Commerce Advisor Abdul Razak Dawood, National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Yusuf Information, Minister Fawad Chaudhry and Minister for Maritime Affairs Syed Ali Haider Zaidi. This is the PM’s third visit Minister to Central Asia, emphasising Pakistan’s enhanced engagement with the region.