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Ambassador's Statement on the occasion of the Defence &
Martyrs Day reception on 12 September 2018 at
Rixos President Hotel, Astana |
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H.E. Major
General Turaly Khamitovich Koishykulov
Honourable Deputy Command-in-Chief of Air Defence
Forces of the Armed of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Distinguished Excellencies and their spouses,
Dear Defence Attachées of the Diplomatic Corps,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Assalam-o-Alaikum, Good Evening ‘Dobriy Vecher’
I feel honoured that the Diplomatic Corps and
dignitaries from the host country have gathered here
this evening to participate in the celebrations of our
Defence Day and to honour the Martyrs of our brave
nation majority of whom have lost their lives in the
fight against terrorism over the two decades. I am
especially grateful the honourable Major General Turaly
Khamitovich Koishykulov who has spared his time to be
with us this evening. On behalf of myself, my embassy
colleagues I welcome you all. As most of you know,
Pakistan has made great sacrifices over the years, both
by its valiant armed forces and a resilient nation of
207 million people. We started observing this Day while
defending our country way back in 1965- almost 53 years
ago. Defence and Martyrs Day marks the heroic efforts of
the brave sons and daughters of our country who stood
firm to defend our motherland against aggression.
Distinguished guests,
I have assumed my responsibilities in the Mission less
than a month ago. This occasion provides me an
opportunity to refresh our warm relations with the
Republic of Kazakhstan. Pakistan and Kazakhstan enjoy
cordial and brotherly relations which are strengthened
by our shared faith, common values, geographical
proximity, history and culture. Pakistan was the amongst
the first countries which recognized the newly emerging
states in Central Asia in early 1992. We cherish
the memories of the first visit by President Nursultan
Nazarbayev in Islamabad in 1993 as well as his
subsequent visit. Last year, our two countries
celebrated the 25 years of establishment of diplomatic
relations. I am glad that our two countries established
the mechanism of Inter-governmental Commission which has
held eight round over the years and deepened bilateral
cooperation in various fields such as investment,
transport, communications, agriculture, industry,
energy, healthcare, environmental protection,
information & broadcasting, civil aviation, tourism and
training. Our two countries have also concluded
agreement to hold Bilateral Political Consultations,
four years ago a Memorandum was also signed for
Pakistan-Kazakhstan Joint Business Council.
In the field of connectivity Pakistan, China, Kyrgyz
Republic and Kazakhstan signed the Quadrilateral
Agreement for traffic in Transit (QTTA) i March 1995.
The Agreement came in force in May 2004 and traffic in
transit is in operation since then. We welcome the
interest shown by the Republic of Kazakhstan to join
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor- the signal venture of
the OBOR initiative which is bound to provide rail link
as well as great sea opening through Gwadar to our
brothers from Central Asia.
While Pakistan leadership has had the opportunity to be
in Astana on the occasions of Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO) Summit in 2017 where we became full
members of this regional entity thanks to the constant
and robust support of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It was
in Astana that we had joined SCO as Observer in 2005.
Our President attended the first OIC Summit on Science &
Technology in Astana last year. Likewise we welcomed the
high level delegations from Astana to Islamabad on the
occasion of the Heart of Asia Conference on Afghanistan
in December 2015 and at the 13th ECO Summit in March
2017.
Our two countries enjoy excellent relations at
international forae such as the UN Offices in New York
and Geneva, OIC, SCO, ECO, and WTO. Pakistan deeply
appreciates the positive role of Kazakhstan especially
as non-permanent member of UN Security Council member
for conflict resolution and promotion of peace around
the globe.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
As regards
defence cooperation between our two counties, there have
been regular exchanges of visitors at senior military
levels. Many Kazakhstan officers and cadets have
received military education in various prestigious
Pakistani military institutions such as National Defence
University, Command and Staff College, Pakistan Military
Academy and Pakistan Naval Academy.
We have institutionalized Military Cooperation
mechanism. With the establishment of Ministry of Defence
and Aerospace Industry, new opportunities of
collaboration in Defence equipment production could be
explored.
Coming back to the observance of defence day, let me pay
our tributes to the armed forces of Pakistan and other
Law enforcement agencies who have always shown
outstanding professional capabilities and capacity
during wars and as well as peace. Based on our
unwavering commitment, decisive operations by our
valiant armed forces have eliminated terrorism and
brought peace in our country. Pakistan has achieved
unmatched successes in fighting terrorism although at a
cost of 75,000 lives of civilians and servicemen and a
loss to the economy to the tune of 130 billion USD. Yet
we are determined to continue fighting this menace so
that it does not spread to other parts of the world.
Before conclusion, let me convey that the newly elected
leadership in Pakistan including our President His
Excellency Dr. Arif Alvi who was elected last week and
Prime Minister Imran Khan who was elected last month
desires to further improve relations with all our
neighboring countries, contribute in conflict resolution
and especially bringing peace to Afghanistan. Being
located at the crossroads of Central Asia, South Asia
and West Asia, promotion and expansion of our historic
relations with governments and the peoples of Central
Asia including the brotherly people of the Republic of
Kazakhstan is high on the agenda of the new government.
I thank you all
Rekhmet
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