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President Asif Ali Zardari met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday during a visit to Turkmenistan, where the pair emphasised further strengthening their bilateral relationship.<\/p>\n
The informal interaction was held on the sidelines of a two-day international forum on \u2018Interrelation of Times and Civilizations \u2014 Basis for Peace and Development\u2019 in Ashgabat to commemorate the 300th birth anniversary of Turkmen poet Magtymguly Faragi, according to a press release from the Presidency.<\/p>\n
Both leaders expressed good wishes for each other.<\/p>\n
President Zardari, who arrived on Thursday, addressed the forum which was also attended by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and others.<\/p>\n
In his address, the president lauded the Turkmen leadership and people for hosting the event which also provided him an opportunity to interact with the leaders of regional countries.<\/p>\n
During his address, President Zardari emphasised an enhanced focus on the promotion of regional connectivity as well as cultural and economic collaboration in the region.<\/p>\n
\u201cPakistan and Turkmenistan share a deep-rooted bond of brotherhood which was built on mutual respect and commonalities of faith and a shared vision for a better and peaceful future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The president called Faragi a \u201ctowering figure\u201d of Turkmen literature and a \u201cbeacon of spiritual enlightenment\u201d. The Turkmen poet and Pakistan\u2019s national poet Allama Iqbal shared several commonalities in their poetry and thoughts on Sufism and nationalism, he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis works continue to resonate with us today providing guidance, inspiration and sense of unity,\u201d President Zardari said.<\/p>\n
The president also expressed his pleasure at meeting Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and recalled his several meetings with Gurbanguly Mlikgulyewi Berdimuhamedow, the father of the incumbent president.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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