Islamabad :
Pakistan and Uzbekistan have signed a co-operation agreement to complete a 573km railway project from Mazar-e-Sharif via Peshawar via Kabul. The project is estimated to cost 5 billion $ . Mazar-e-Sharif is a city bordering Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. The ground distance from there to tashkent is 469 km .
Once connected to the new project by the Uzbek railway system, Pakistan will have access to Central Asia, Russia and Eastern Europe. The project will include Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, as well as several Central Asian countries, including Russia and China. Is likely.
Prime Minister Imran Khan and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirzayev signed bilateral agreements between the two countries. If this land link is established, it will be the largest trade route in the world. Later, addressing a joint press conference, Imran Khan said that we Everyone is on the same goal. I know you are focusing on education and getting people out of the current economic situation.
“We have time to push for change from geo-strategic to geo-economic. The plan is to create wealth. If wealth is created, we will be able to uplift the poor of our society,” he said. It is now imperative for us to establish trade relations with Uzbekistan, the largest country in Central Asia, which we believe will benefit both of us.
He said that both Pakistan and Uzbekistan have a great opportunity to further strengthen their trade relations. He said that Pakistan is interested in increasing trade between the two countries and that is why the largest trade delegation ever He came here and when I was leaving I was getting messages. If they had joined, the delegation would have been bigger.
The Prime Minister said that this will be a strong start between the two countries and we believe that it will be mutually beneficial. We have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance trade relations. He said that we want help in agriculture. Because you are increasing agricultural production and Pakistan is also improving because it is basically an agricultural country.
“We want your help to increase cotton production. Uzbekistan can reach the Middle East and Africa through Pakistan and will have access to a large market and one day when our relations with India are restored, India will He said that in the same way Pakistan will have access to Uzbekistan, Central Asia and beyond. There are very important relations between the two countries.
Imran Khan said that the two countries have decided to increase the number of flights to increase air connectivity and for ground connectivity we have tested that the truck reached Uzbekistan in two days from Torkham border. “We are all excited about the plan for rail service to Peshawar and we think that if this railway line survives, it will change everything,” he said, adding that it would improve communication between the two countries and facilitate the delivery of goods. There will be improvement and I assure President Shaukat that I and my government will make every effort for this great project.
“We discussed the political situation in Afghanistan in detail. We are both very concerned. The people of Afghanistan have been in trouble for 40 years and we want peace and a political solution,” he said. “We believe that neighboring countries Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Iran, Pakistan and even Turkey will all work to help and facilitate the peace process in Afghanistan,” he said. Foreigners will meet then we will try a summit so that we can stop the visible civil war.
