ISLAMABAD: Reaffirming the resolve to facilitate Uzbekistan’s access to Pakistani ports, Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for forging closer ties with Central Asia, covering trade, investment, energy and people-to-people exchanges. The prime minister said this while talking to Uzbek Foreign Minister Dr Abdulaziz Kamilov, who called on him on Wednesday. He expressed appreciation for the proposed trans-Afghan railway project among Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. He reaffirmed Pakistan’s steadfast support to the Afghan peace process, stressing the imperative of negotiated political solution. Uzbek Foreign Minister handed over a letter from President Mirziyoyev addressed to Prime Minister Imran, inviting him to participate in a Central Asia-South Asia Connectivity Conference in Tashkent in July 2021.

Source: Pakistan Today March 10, 2021 12:39 UTC