7th meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission between Uzbekistan and Pakistan

7th meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan took place in Islamabad. The event was co-chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan - Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade S. Umurzakov and the Pakistani Prime Minister's Adviser on Trade and Investment Abdul Razzak Dawood.

The agenda of the meeting encompassed a wide range of issues, including trade and economic, investment, transport and logistics cooperation, food security, education, innovation, science, information technology, tourism and interregional relations.

The parties praised the successful completion of the process of reaching an agreement on preferential trade between the two countries. Having signed the document, it was consented to develop a joint "Road Map" for its implementation. Moreover, it was agreed to work actively to use the existing potential of bilateral trade to increase Uzbek-Pakistani trade turnover to $ 1 billion US in the short run.

Measures to accentuate industrial cooperation between entrepreneurs of the two countries were addressed. Uzbekistan and Pakistan have expressed alacrity to jointly develop a program of industrial cooperation for 2022.

Development of cooperation in the field of transport and transit was of prior essence. Further measures have been taken to accelerate the implementation of the “Termez-Mazar-e-Sharif-Kabul-Peshawar” trans-Afghan railway project, the launch of direct flights and the implementation of joint infrastructure projects. In order to implement a systematic approach to tackling the identified tasks, it was decided to establish a separate subcommittee on transport and logistics within the Air Force.

At the end of the event, a protocol was signed, reflecting all the agreements attained at the meeting.