ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Thursday urged businessmen from Kyrgyzstan to identify areas of mutual cooperation for enhancing trade and undertaking joint ventures for investment in sectors across the Pakistani economy.
While speaking at an event of Pakistan-Kyrgyzstan Business Forum, he said Pakistan have received a high level delegation from Kyrgyzstan led by its President, after a gap of 20 years.
He expressed hope that in times to come this gap will be bridged ably by both sides by visiting each other.
Talking about the meetings with the Kyrgyz leadership, he said, “We have very extensive and productive discussions on economic cooperation, culture, diplomacy, and on our shared destiny towards peace and progress.”
He said Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan will be connected through a railroad project.
“Kyrgyzstan will be connected through a wonderful and efficient railroad project from China, and Uzbekistan while Pakistan has already signed an MOU with Uzbekistan and Afghanistan in this context and this will bring benefits not only for the two countries but the entire region,” he explained.
He said Kyrgyzstan was a landlocked country and Pakistan was geographically very well placed to provide quick access to Kyrgyzstan through its ports of Karachi, Gwadar and Port Qasim. A road connectivity project between the two countries was already undertaken by National Logistics Cell, he said adding both countries will benefit from these wonderful opportunities.