The Embassy of Turkmenistan in Pakistan held a negotiation with a delegation of Pakistani business circles led by the Head of the Gwadar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, former Minister of Health of Balochistan Province Mir Naveed Baloch. This was reported by IIC.

The Turkmen side informed the entrepreneurs about the key aspects of the country's foreign policy, the results of the recent UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, as well as the role of large-scale infrastructure projects — the TAPI gas pipeline and the TAP power line — in ensuring Pakistan's energy security.

An important topic of the meeting was the deepening of trade, economic, transport and logistics cooperation. The parties discussed in detail the prospects for using the ‘North-South’ and ‘East-West’ international corridors, including the synchronisation of the work of the ports of Turkmenbashi and Gwadar. Pakistani entrepreneurs expressed interest in expanding partnership in energy and logistics, emphasising the strategic potential of the port of Gwadar for regional trade.

Following the negotiation, an agreement was reached to intensify business contacts and organise mutual visits by business delegations.