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Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan to revive transit trade pact

Gilani agrees to remove all obstacles for a smooth and effective functioning of QTTA.

March 16, 2011

BISHKEK: Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday agreed to revive a transit trade pact, signed between Pakistan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan in 2004, in a bid to strengthen regional economic cooperation.

Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, who met his Kyrgyz counterpart Almazbek Atambaev following a round of talks, agreed to remove all obstacles for a smooth and effective functioning of the Quadrilateral Traffic in Transit Agreement (QTTA).

Gilani also discussed with his Kyrgyz counterpart ways to exploit the potential of cooperation in trade, infrastructure and communication.

The premier, who arrived in the Kyrgyz capital on a two-day official visit, held formal talks with Prime Minister Atambaev at the Government House, followed by delegation-level talks.

He invited Prime Minister Atambaev to visit Pakistan, which he accepted.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 16^th, 2011.

COMMENTS (4)

nazia ahmad | 13 years ago | Reply pakistan should raise these relationship between these islamic countries.a number of pakistanies are livinh in these sttates so there should b by road way of travelling by train and direct flights.and there are very excellent universities are present in these countries.PMDC team should visit these universities and if thy like it should free from Qualifying exam from graduates of that universities. An educational contract should b present between these countries

khaleel tetlay | 13 years ago | Reply To really develop business and people-to-people relationships, one thing is strategically needed: direct flights between Pakistan and Central Asian countries (say from Karachi to Tashkent, to Almaty, to Bishkek and on to Dushanbe). As this is a strategic need, Government of Pakistan (and not PIA) should subsidise these routes for a minimum period of four years. As traffic builds up, subsidies should be removed. I hope someone is reading this!!

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N.Iqbal | 13 years ago | Reply business ties with more countries required.Efficient creation is required to compete internationally.Huma resource building also rquired.

muhammed mushtaq qureshi | 13 years ago | Reply it is to be pleasure for realationship between two brother islamic countries. we wish to establish trade realation with your country. PAK - KRYGYZSTAN DOSTI ZINDABAD

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