ISLAMABAD, APR 9 (DNA) – Ambassador of Tajikistan Sherali Jononov has said his country was keen to further expand relations with Pakistan in all fields adding completion of CASA 1000 energy project would certainly help Pakistan overcome its energy shortfall.

The Tajik ambassador of speaking on the occasion of a seminar on Pakistan-Tajikistan relations jointly organized by the Tajik embassy and Centre for Global and Strategic Studies (CGSS).

The Tajik ambassador further said his country was keen to open direct flights from Pakistan to Tajikistan however they were waiting for a green signal from the concerned authorities and in this case the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

He said, they knew it very well that without direct links, either road or air, business activities cannot be promoted therefore on their part they were trying day and night to get this task done.
He said, it always takes two to make a clap, therefore without the cooperation from the Pakistan side such initiatives cannot be completed.

Ambassador Sherali while talking about the CASA 1000 project said, the project was in the final stages of completion and once completed it will adequately address energy related needs of Pakistan.

He said people to people contacts were yet another area where both countries needed to expand cooperation. He at the same time hinted at role of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan towards this end.

He hoped Pakistani side too shall extend required cooperation in order to meet targets set by leaderships of both countries.

It may be mentioned that nobody from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attended the seminar, which was quite surprising for the guests.

The Chairman of CGSS LT. Gen ® Zaheerul Islam also spoke on the occasion and thanked the Tajik delegates for participating in the conference and making it a cusses.= DNA