How many memorandums of understandings (MoUs) & agreements were signed between Pakistan and Tajikistan on 2 June 2021 during Tajik President visit to Pakistan?

How many memorandums of understandings (MoUs) & agreements were signed between Pakistan and Tajikistan on 2 June 2021 during Tajik President visit to Pakistan?

A. 12
B. 13
C. 15
D. None of these

Pakistan, Tajikistan sign 12 MoUs in diverse areas.
The Tajik president and the prime minister also signed a joint declaration on next steps in building strategic partnership for regional solidarity and integration. Agreements/MoUs signed between Pakistan and Tajikistan include:

  • Academic Cooperation Agreement between Tajik Technical University named after academician M. S Osimi and Indus University of Pakistan
  • Agreement on Cooperation between the Chamber of Commerce & Industry of the Tajikistan and Chamber of Commerce & Industry Quetta Balochistan
  • Agreement on Cooperation between the Chamber of Commerce & Industry of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Pakistan
  • Memorandum of Understanding between Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Chamber of Commerce & Industry of the Republic of Tajikistan.
  • Memorandum of Understanding between Agency for State Financial Control & Struggle against Corruption of the Republic of Tajikistan and National Accountability Bureau of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
  • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Government of Islamic Republic of Pakistan for Cooperation in the Field of Prevention & Liquidation of Emergency Situations.
  • Agreement between the Government of Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan in the field of Art and Culture.
  • Memorandum of Understanding between Tajik Institute of Languages, Dushanbe Tajikistan and National University of Modern Languages (NUML) Pakistan.
  • Memorandum of Understanding between Technological University of Tajikistan and COMSATS University Islamabad
  • Agreement on International Road Transport
  • Cooperation Programme between Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Tajikistan
  • Joint Declaration on Next Steps in Building Strategic Partnership for Regional Solidarity and Integration.

Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon on Wednesday expressed his country’s interest to access Pakistan’s Gwadar and Karachi seaports as the ‘shortest trade route’ for the landlocked Central Asian state to connect with the region.