Foreign Ministers of Uzbekistan and Pakistan discuss situation in Afghanistan

On January 23, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Bakhtiyor Saidov met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, who arrived in Uzbekistan to attend a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization.

According to the MFA, during the meeting, the prospects for further development of the Uzbek-Pakistani strategic partnership were considered in order to effectively implement the agreements reached at the highest level.

Issues of regional policy, including the situation in Afghanistan, were discussed.

The importance of the effective use of the existing potential for cooperation in the transport-communications sphere and the intensification of economic diplomacy was emphasized.

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