Pakistan, Uzbekistan agree to further enhance existing ties

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Uzbekistan have agreed to further enhance the existing ties between the two countries on the basis of mutual interest.

This was agreed during a meeting between Minister for Education Rana Tanveer Hussain and Ambassador of Uzbekistan Aybek Arif Usmanov here in Islamabad on Tuesday. Rana Tanveer Hussain said the future is in Vocational Training of the population of Pakistan.

The Minister said that it provides the best opportunity to the people to find jobs. He said Pakistan and Uzbekistan through National Vocational and Technical Training Commission should exchange teachers and students to learn from the expertise of each other.

Ambassador of Uzbekistan informed the Education Minister that Uzbekistan will host the Second World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education (WCECCE), co-organized with UNESCO which is scheduled to be held from November 14 to 16 in Uzbekistan. The Ambassador also invited Rana Tanveer Hussain on the World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education.