The president of Uzbekistan noted the importance of accelerating the project for the construction of the Transafgan railway

On February 23, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the minister of Finance of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Chairman of the Pakistan part of the commission is'hoq Dor, who is in our country within the framework of the next meeting of the bilateral intergovernmental commission.

Further expansion of mutually beneficial cooperation was discussed, first of all, practical aspects of the implementation of projects in the trade, investment and transport sectors.

Is'hoq Dor thanked the leader of Uzbekistan for the opportunity of the meeting and conveyed the greetings and best wishes of the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahbaz Sharif.

At the meeting, special attention was paid to the implementation of important agreements signed on transit and preferred trade.

In addition, within the framework of the agenda of intergovernmental negotiations, the importance of promoting specific cooperative projects in various sectors of the economy was noted.

The head of state touched upon the need for the development of bilateral car services and the acceleration of the railway construction project, which connects Central and South Asia through Afghanistan and leads to the ports of Pakistan.