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Pakistan Tajikistan ink joint protocol agreements

admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:17:33 +0000

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Tajikistan on Tuesday signed several agreements to increase bilateral trade including establishment of Joint Business Forum between the business communities of both countries.

The signing of joint protocol ceremony was held here at a local hotel after the conclusion of two-day 3rd session of Pak-Tajik Joint Economic Commission (JEC). The JEC brainstormed on the issues relating to trade, economic cooperation, scientific and technical cooperation and other fields. Both sides agreed to sign the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) 2009.

Tajikistan offered warehouse facility to Pakistan at Panji Poyon and requested for a reciprocal facility for Tajik business community at Gwadar Port.

Both sides agreed for a speedy implementation of the Electricity transmission line between Tajikistan – Afghanistan – Pakistan— Central Asian Sharing Aid (CASA 1000).

Pakistani side offered training facilities to Tajik Geo-scientists and technicians in the field of instrumental analysis in the geo-science.

Since Tajikistan is a land locked country, it needs access to warm waters for enhancing trade and increasing its exports. To serve this purpose, both sides agreed to facilitate transport arrangements between the two countries through an agreement, which would be finalised soon. They agreed for early finalisation of MoUs on public health, pharmaceutical, cultural exchange program (CEP). Drug trade is a menace, which has become an “international migrane” for the region in particular and for the whole world in general. Governments have been trying hard to fight against this inhumane trade and sharing of information is a key to curbing this menace.

In order to implement the MoU signed between the two countries on combating against

narcotics / drugs, both sides agreed to make arrangements for posting of drug liaison offices in their respective embassies for quick information sharing within one month.

Earlier, Embassy of Tajikistan organised an international seminar on “Hydro Power Projects” in the Republic of Tajikistan for transmission of electricity to Pakistan and Afghanistan. Addressing journalists, Federal Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf said development of CASA 1000 power transmission project and development of a Central Asia–South Asia Regional Electricity Market (CASAREM) is a key objective for the governments of Afghanistan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan and Tajikistan.

He further said that CASAREM would provide linkage by improving reliability and pooling reserves, reduced investment in power generating capacity, improving load factor and increasing load diversity.

The project would be completed with a cost of $800 million from 2010 to 2013 and would be financed by the World Bank and International Development Bank.

The minister said that President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari would visit Tajikistan soon, which would further cement bilateral ties. Tajik Minister for Power and Industries, Gul Sher Ali, said CASAREM project would enhance trade in energy, develop rules for electricity trading within the countries in the region through regional grid. He further said that it would also promote/share regional know-how in Energy anagement, Infrastructure Regulation. ijaz kakakhel

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Tajik Ambassador seeks business access through Pakistani ports

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:38:21 +0000

ISLAMABAD, Jul 2 (APP): Tajikistan is in a dire need of access to the world through Pakistani ports like Gwadar and Pakistan is also looking to import Tajik power to its northern areas, as it has the huge hydropower potentials and cheapest electricity in the world.This was stated by the Ambassador of Tajikistan, Zubaydov Zubaydullo Najotovich who called on the Federal Minister for Industries and Production Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo here Thursday.

The ambassador said that both the countries have signed about twenty agreements, protocols and memorandums of understanding (MoU’s) to extend cooperation in energy, communications, insurance, investments and industry.

He said that the government of Tajikistan shall be able to assure its electricity requirements by 2009 and will also export to the other countries.

For the advancement of the communication projects, the government has adopted strategy to construct new highways and bridges to link Tajikistan with neighboring countries, he added.

Cherishing brotherly relations between the two nations the Federal Minister Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo said that the Pakistan was one of the first countries who recognized the independence of Tajikistan.

He said that Pakistan was the first country who established diplomatic ties with it and opened Pakistan’s embassy in Dushanbe in 1993.

The minister further said that apart from trade and economic ties, Tajikistan has also spiritual and religious relations with Pakistan.

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Tajikistan to be offered transit trade

admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:13:50 +0000

ISLAMABAD ( 2009-04-28 04:48:32 ) akistan is to offer Tajikistan transit trade to and from Pakistan using its ports, warehousing facilities and other communication networks, sources in Commerce Ministry told Business Recorder. Tajikistan’s Ambassador in Pakistan was scheduled to meet Commerce Minister Amin Fahim, last week but the meeting did not materialise due to the Minister’s engagements in the Presidency, sources said.

New date for the meeting is expected to be finalised shortly. “We will offer to Tajikistan transit trade to and from Pakistan using Pakistani ports and means of communications. We may also offer them the warehousing facility for their goods in transit,” sources in the Ministry said.

They said that Pakistan would take up the issue of cotton imports from Tajikistan and would encourage its businessmen to meet its import needs from Tajikistan. In this context, Pakistan would recommend that a Tajik business/private sector delegation should visit Pakistan for one-to-one contacts with Pakistan’s business community. Pakistan is ready to extend all possible assistance/logistic support in this regard, sources added.

They said that Pakistan has also requested Tajikistan to enter into a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) identifying select commodities of interest to the two countries with a view to increasing trade in commodities currently exchanged. This would enable the trading communities of the two countries to make their products more competitive due to preferential tariffs to be agreed through PTA.

Pakistan is organising a mega event (Expo) on annual basis. Tajikistan will be requested to participate in the next Expo which would provide opportunity to buyers to see Pakistan’s potential under one roof. It is pertinent to note that Pakistan is importing only a single commodity–raw cotton–while exporting various commodities.

Another bottleneck in trade between the two countries is excessive requirement of certifications and product registration, source said, adding that Commerce Minister would suggest simplification of procedures for enhancing the trade between the two countries. There are no quantitative restrictions on imports, but there is a list of commodities that can be imported only after the Ministry of Economy and Foreign Economic Relations has examined the contracts.

This list includes trucks, oil and oil products, fertilisers, wheat, flour, rice, tea, sugar and vegetable oil. The list of commodities which need government permission to import include natural gas, uranium and other radioactive substances, narcotic and psychotropic substances, weapons and other military equipment, ammunition cipher equipment, and electric power.

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