Pakistan, Turkmenistan agree to enhance cooperation in digital connectivity

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkmenistan have agreed to enhance cooperation in digital connectivity initiatives, and to continue discussions on topics of mutual interest and benefit.

This was agreed upon when Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to Pakistan Atadjan Movlamov called on Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Chairman Maj General (r) Amir Azeem Bajwa at PTA headquarters on Wednesday.

The ambassador and the PTA chairman discussed matters of mutual interest including the proposed fibre optic link between Turkmenistan and Pakistan with reference to Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project.

The chairman emphasized Pakistan’s geo-strategic location which has made it a principal gateway to the Central Asian Republics for digital connectivity.

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