Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during negotiations with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said that both states had untapped potential to increase bilateral trade at least 5-fold. The parties said that the trade turnover between both countries had increased four-fold over the past years. The number of joint ventures has increased by more than a hundred.
Mirziyoyev added that reforms underway in both countries were similar.
“Pakistan, which has a high reputation in the world, is a promising partner with great potential for Uzbekistan. You and I are building a new Pakistan and a new Uzbekistan. The content and spirit of our socially oriented reforms are similar and consonant in all spheres. Your visit will open a new era in the history of our multifaceted relations,” Mirziyoyev said.
Particular attention at the meeting was paid to cooperation in the fields of agriculture, mechanical engineering and construction, pharmaceuticals and chemistry, light industry and other priority sectors. The implementation of these projects, according to heads of state, would open up new opportunities for the economies of Uzbekistan and Pakistan. (Uzreport/Business World Magazine)