Pakistan &Tajikistan agree to deepen bilateral ties and pursue strategic collaboration.

Pakistan and Tajikistan have agreed to enhance bilateral relations towards strategic cooperation for the mutual benefit of the two countries and their peoples. The leaders held discussions on the early establishment of road, rail and air connectivity between the two. Both sides also agreed that the Strategic Partnership Agreement should be finalized at the earliest and be signed during the visit of the Prime Minister of Pakistan to Dushanbe next year. The two leaders reaffirmed the early finalization of the flagship power project CASA-1000. They emphasized the need to fully tap the vast potential in the fields of energy, connectivity, agriculture and industry. Both leaders also noted the gradual development of bilateral cooperation in the field of counter-terrorism and security.