The Foreign Ministers of Uzbekistan and Pakistan discussed regional policy issues

    International cooperation 24 January 2023 701

    On January 23, 2023, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Bilaval Bhutto-Zardari, who is in our country to participate in a meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Economic Cooperation Organization.

    Prospects for further development of the Uzbek-Pakistani strategic partnership in order to effectively implement the agreements reached at the highest level are considered.

    Regional policy issues, including the situation in Afghanistan, were discussed.

    The importance of effective use of the existing potential of cooperation in the transport and communication sphere and activation of economic diplomacy was emphasized.

    B. Bhutto-Zardari congratulated the Uzbek side on the successful chairmanship of the Economic Cooperation Organization, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan reports.