ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain and Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Saturday expressed their satisfaction at the current level of bilateral relations between the two countries. They expressed these views during a telephonic call made by Turkmenistan president to the president of Pakistan, Foreign Office said in a press statement. The Turkmenistan president informed that his country had completed the rail network up to the border of Afghanistan, and expressed his desire to extend it to Pakistan. President Mamnoon appreciated and welcomed the Turkmenistan efforts aimed at enhancing connectivity between both the countries and the region. The president of Pakistan thanked his Turkmenistan counterpart for the warm message of felicitations and conveyed New Year greetings to the Turkmenistan president, as well as the people of the country.

Source: Pakistan Today December 23, 2017 16:18 UTC