The President of Uzbekistan noted the importance of accelerating the construction of the Trans-Afghan railway Corridor

On February 23, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the Minister of Finance of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Chairman of the Pakistani part of the bilateral Intergovernmental Commission Ishaq Dar, who is in our country as part of the program of the next meeting of the commission.

Practical aspects of further expansion of mutually beneficial cooperation, primarily the implementation of projects in the field of trade, investment and transport, were discussed.

Ishaq Dar expressed deep gratitude to the leader of Uzbekistan for the opportunity to hold the meeting and conveyed greetings and good wishes of Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif.

At the meeting, special attention was paid to the practical implementation of the signed important agreements on transit and preferential trade.

In addition, the importance of promoting specific cooperation projects in various sectors of the economy within the framework of the intergovernmental negotiations agenda was noted.

The Head of our state separately dwelt on the need to develop road communication and accelerate the construction of a railway connecting Central and South Asia through Afghanistan with access to the ports of Pakistan.