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Pakistani PM to visit Tajikistan on June 9-10

Xinhua, June 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will leave for Dushanbe on Tuesday on a two-day official visit to Tajikistan, an official announcement said on Monday.

He is visiting Tajikistan at the invitation of Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasulzoda, the Foreign Ministry said.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will also meet President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon. The two leaders will hold tete-a-tete and delegation-level talks.

The whole range of bilateral cooperation, including the energy, power and connectivity sectors, will be discussed during the talks, with a view to further improving fraternal ties between the two countries.

They will also exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual concern, a Foreign Ministry statement said.

The prime minister will also lead Pakistan's delegation to the International Conference on the Implementation of the International Decade for Action, "Water for Life" 2005-2015.

The Conference is being hosted by Tajikistan in pursuance of the UN General Assembly resolution which was co-sponsored by Pakistan, and is expected to attract high-level participation from a large number of countries, as well as the UN Secretary-General and representatives of other relevant international and regional bodies. Endi