Pakistan wants to launch direct flights to Turkmenistan

AKIPRESS.COM - Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan Sadiq Sanjrani noted that Turkmenistan is an important country for Pakistan during his meeting with Ambassador of Turkmenistan Atajan Movlyamov on Jan 9, Turkmen media report.
During the meeting, the Chairman said that the Pakistan's Gwadar port provides shortest route for trade and economic activities to the landlocked central Asian states especially Turkmenistan, as well as emphasized the need for boosting cooperation in trade, transport, industry, agriculture and other sectors by activating the relevant platforms and sincere efforts need to be made to strengthen economic cooperation. Sanjrani proposed that Pakistan-Turkmenistan joint governmental commission should be convened to hold meeting as early as possible.
Chairman Senate also noted the need for direct air links between the two countries and said that Turkmenistan can benefit from the aviation policy of Pakistan.
Sadiq Sanjrani said that institutional cooperation and exchange of delegations at parliamentary level would help in bringing people of the two sides closer and contribute towards strengthening bilateral relations.