Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif while addressing the media on an official visit to Ashgabat on Saturday said that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is returning to the politics of the 90s.
“The charter of democracy has not been able to run its course,” he said, adding that country cannot be run like it was run 70 years ago.
The PM reached Ashgabat on Friday where he met the Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The two sides discussed matters relating to Turkmenistan Afghanistan Pakistan India (TAPI) gas pipeline and re-establishing of air links between their countries, a statement from the PM House said.
PM Sharif said the TAPI was a significant project which would help in meeting the energy needs of its member countries. He said the bilateral relations between Pakistan and Turkmenistan were getting stronger with each passing day and proposed holding of a high-level meeting every year in Islamabad and Ashgabat.
Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly seconded Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the importance of the CPEC terming it a project that would guarantee the region’s progress and prosperity.
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The two leaders exchanged views on bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest.
PM Nawaz Sharif is undertaking the visit at the invitation of the president of Turkmenistan who is co-hosting the Global Conference on Sustainable Transport along with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.
The conference likely to be attended by around 1500 participants including heads of state and government ministers, civil society leaders, and the UN officials will discuss promotion and the role of sustainable transport towards the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is also expected to brief UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Indian aggression in occupied Kashmir and the escalation of conflicts between Pakistan and India.
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