ISLAMABAD: Minister for Communications, Privatization and Board of Investment Abdul Aleem Khan on Friday said that South and Central Asian states must promote mutual trade and communication links by developing air, rail and road connectivity.
Quick and prompt actions are needed to promote mutual trade and communication across the region, said the minister while talking to the Ambassador of Kazakhstan Yerzhan Kistafin, who called on him.
According to a press release the minister said, Pakistan wants to promote bilateral trade and business with all the Central Asian states. He told the ambassador about his visit to Tajikistan in the last week of May.
The Kazakh ambassador invited the minister to participate in the Trade and Logistics Forum, to be held in Aktau, Kazakhstan, on July 19-20. Twelve major countries of Central and South Asia are taking part in the forum.
He also handed over this invitation on behalf of Kazakh Minister for Transport Marat Krabov and thanked the government of Pakistan for promoting bilateral trade ties.
The ambassador said his country was interested in investing in Pakistan. He stressed that road connectivity and communications are necessary to improve bilateral links between the two countries.
