Uzbekistan and Pakistan leaders agree to accelerate joint projects
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Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met in Bishkek on August 31 and agreed to adopt a joint roadmap to accelerate projects in textiles, medicine, pharmaceuticals, and agriculture. The leaders also discussed expanding trade, investment, transport, and logistics cooperation. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.
Key Facts
- Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met in Bishkek on August 31.
- The leaders agreed to adopt a joint roadmap to accelerate projects in textiles, medicine, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and other priority areas.
- A Forum of Regions is being prepared for this year in Khiva, Uzbekistan.
- Days of Culture and Cinema of Uzbekistan are planned to be held in Pakistan.
- Mirziyoyev congratulated Pakistan on its upcoming chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
Meeting in Bishkek
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held talks in Bishkek on August 31. The meeting took place during Mirziyoyev's working visit to Kyrgyzstan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. Mirziyoyev congratulated Pakistan on its upcoming chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The leaders noted that the February visit to Islamabad had raised bilateral relations to a qualitatively new level.
Cooperation Roadmap
The sides agreed to adopt a joint roadmap to accelerate projects in textiles, medicine, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and other priority areas. They also discussed expanding trade, economic, investment, transport, and logistics cooperation. Special attention was given to interregional cooperation and humanitarian ties. A Forum of Regions is being prepared for this year in Khiva, Uzbekistan. Days of Culture and Cinema of Uzbekistan are planned to be held in Pakistan.
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Uzbekistan and Pakistan leaders agree to accelerate joint projects
