ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday emphasized the need for enhanced cooperation among Islamic countries to overcome the issue of Islamophobia across the world.
The president said this during a meeting with outgoing Ambassador of Tajikistan to Pakistan Ismatullo Nasredin, who paid a farewell call on him.
He further stressed for greater cooperation among the OIC member states in the areas of science and technology to meet modern-day challenges.
He added that Pakistan attaches great significance to its ties with Tajikistan as it is Pakistan’s closest Central Asian neighbor.
He went on to say that there is a great potential to boost bilateral trade and economic cooperation that needed to be fully exploited.
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He called for exploring new vistas of economic cooperation for the mutual benefit of the two brotherly nations.
President Alvi expressed satisfaction over the steady expansion of bilateral ties between Pakistan and Tajikistan in all areas of mutual interest, especially in energy, trade and defense.
Expressing his views on the situation in Gaza, the president said that Pakistan deeply shares the pain of the people in Gaza where Israeli forces have been committing genocide and gross human rights violations.
He regretted that the global community has failed to stop the Israeli atrocities, despite the painful imagery coming out of Gaza.
The president congratulated the outgoing ambassador on the successful completion of his tenure in Pakistan and appreciated his efforts for the promotion of friendly ties between the two countries.
