Pakistan keen to expand bilateral ties with Uzbekistan: PM Nawaz Sharif

Astana (Kazakhstan) : Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Thursday said Pakistan cherished its close, friendly and fraternal relations with Uzbekistan, as both the countries are bound by strong commonalities of history, faith and culture.

Pakistan is keen to further expand ties in all fields, particularly economic and energy cooperation, connectivity and human resource development,” the prime minister told President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev during a call on here.

He expressed the desire to take bilateral relations to new heights based on mutually beneficial cooperation. He said Uzbekistan’s impressive annual economic growth and rich energy resources, and Pakistan’s large industrial and agricultural base provided an ideal environment for expansion of trade and commercial cooperation between the two countries.

 The prime minister proposed that both countries should work together for making appropriate reforms in trade policies to facilitate trade, investment and free flow of goods and services between Pakistan and Uzbekistan.