Islamabad: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan visits Uzbekistan in a bid to promote bilateral ties and sign a transit trade deal with the country which will allow Tashkent to use Pakistani seaports for trade, according to media reports.
After receiving an invitation from Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, PM visited the country for two days (July 15 & 16) to attend the Pakistan-Uzbekistan ‘Silk Route Reconnect’ Business Forum.
The Business Forum was attended by a large number of Pakistan’s leading businessmen along with the delegation of PM, which included Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Information Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Yusuf, Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Minister for Information Technology Atif Khan.
Information Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain stated that an efficient transportation system will be built to move products from the seaports of Gwadar and Karachi to Tashkent. It was also revealed that both nations signed agreements worth PKR 453 million in order to improve bilateral ties.
While speaking to the media at the Uzbekistan-Pakistan Business Forum on ‘Central and South Asia Regional Connectivity: Challenges and Opportunities,’ Prime Minister Imran Khan claimed that Pakistan has enormous potential to become a trade hub and connect Central Asia with the rest of the world. Furthermore, he stated that Pakistan will assist traders and businessmen from both countries in every way possible to promote trade.
Furthermore, the Prime Minister stated that the railway project linking Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Pakistan will be a game-changer. He also emphasised the critical significance of peace and stability in realising the region’s potential. When discussing Afghanistan, Imran Khan stated that the support of regional states will improve the situation in Afghanistan.
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