Pakistan, Turkmenistan push for regional energy & trade connectivity cooperation

Pakistan and Turkmenistan on Tuesday discussed expanding cooperation in regional energy connectivity and infrastructure development, as Islamabad pushed to strengthen its role as a trade and transit gateway linking Central Asia with international markets through its seaports. The development came during a meeting between Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan and Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Pakistan, H.E. Atadjan Movlamov, to discuss bilateral trade enhancement, regional connectivity, energy cooperation, and strengthening institutional engagement between the two brotherly countries, read an official statement.