Federal Minister for Privatization, Board of Investment and Communications Abdul Aleem Khan on Wednesday said Pakistan is keen to promote bilateral trade and cooperation with Uzbekistan.
He said this while talking to the Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Pakistan Alisher Tukhtaev here in Islamabad. The Minister said these two countries are tied together in a single bond in terms of history, culture and religion.
He said Uzbek investors should establish their Display Centers in Pakistan. The envoy expressed his country’s desire to increase trade, cultural and other relations with Pakistan in future.
On this occasion, discussions were also held regarding the visit of the Prime Minister of Pakistan to Uzbekistan next month and its various aspects were discussed in which it was said that the visits of the heads of Government and Ministers of the two countries are playing an important role in strengthening the mutual relations.
Aleem Khan suggested that Uzbekistan may send its tourism companies to Pakistan and invited them to invest in other communication projects in Pakistan besides the construction of Motorways.
He also suggested the Uzbek Ambassador that those traveling to Europe and America from Pakistan can be provided with a tourist visa of 48 to 72 hours on arrival at Uzbek Airports which will bring the people of both countries more closer.
He said improving land connectivity will play a key role in strengthening relations so we need to further promote other means including air travel and railway lines.
Expressing the attachment of the Pakistani people to Uzbekistan and the Central Asian states, the Minister claimed that the Pakistani people are equally familiar with the cities like Samarkand, Bukhara and Dushanbe and the construction of communication and road network to the countries of Central Asia is of utmost importance.
He reiterated that Pakistan is keen to practically promote bilateral trade and cooperation with Uzbekistan and positive progress will be made in this regard in the coming days. The envoy assured all possible cooperation from the Uzbek Government for Pakistan.