ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Uzbekistan have agreed to form a joint working group (JWG) for future coordination in connection with “access to Pakistani seaports”. The delegation apprised the minister of their visit to the ports in Karachi and Gwadar, and discussed the way forward for cargo transportation. Uzbekistan is working with Pakistan on the development of two options — the first is the Trans-Afghan railway project while the second is the road route via China. Article continues after this advertisementLast month, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan had signed a roadmap in Tashkent for the construction of almost 600km of Mazar-i-Sharif-Kabul-Pesh­a­war railway line. Meanwhile, Uzbekistan has been desirous of acceding to the Quadrilateral Traffic in Transit Agreement (QTTA), an agreement between China, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan to facilitate transit traffic and trade.

Source: Pakistan Today March 17, 2021 14:03 UTC