* President calls for greater regional cooperation in security and counter-terrorism and energy projects
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ASHGABAT: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday urged greater regional cooperation in security and counter-terrorism, collaboration in energy and offered the Central Asian Republics use of Gwadar port for trade with rest of the world.
Addressing the opening session of the International Conference on Nauroz festival here at the Rukhyat Palace, the president said that the region was of great geo-strategic importance and there was a need for a robust road and rail linkage to enable the countries fully exploit their natural resources. In this regard, Pakistan is ready to play its role, he added. “We are willing to facilitate transportation of LNG from Central Asia to South East Asia and other world markets. The latest and modern seaport of Pakistan at Gwadar is the shortest route for Central Asian States to the Arabian Sea,” he said.
President Zardari said that Gwadar also offered excellent port facilities for export of LNG and other products. “We are also ready to provide safe transit of piped gas to other neighbouring countries,” he added. Zardari said that Pakistan was keen to implement the projects of energy connectivity like Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) and the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline, and noted that a few days ago the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project was inaugurated.
The International Conference was addressed by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Tajik President Emomali Rehmanov, Afghan President Hamid Karzai president of the host country -Turkmenistan, and representatives of the United Nations, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Republic of Tartarstan and Turkey. President Zardari said that there was also a need to strengthen security and counter-terrorism cooperation in the region.
He said that Pakistan firmly believed that peace and stability was most important for economic progress and development. “We are keen to promote friendly relations with all, especially our neighbours and other regional countries. We are ready to work together with them for peace, progress and prosperity in the region,” he said. President Zardari said that Pakistan and Central Asian states had historical and cultural links, besides cordial relations with all the countries of the region.
He said that Pakistan and Central Asian states were members of the ECO (Economic Cooperation Organisation) and main objective of the grouping was building infrastructure and connectivity projects in the region. He said that the region had great geo-strategic and geo-political importance and it would grow in the coming years. He said that connectivity through rail, road and air links was important not only within the region but also beyond.
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