Cooperation Trade Transport Tender

On January 14-15 the Deputy Minister of Investments Industry and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shokhrukh Gulamov visited Pakistan on a working trip as part of the Uzbek delegation. During the visit the prospects for expanding cooperation in the fields of industry investment and logistics were discussed. On the first day of the visit a meeting was held in a narrow circle with Harun Akhtar Khan the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on industrial issues. Additionally an expanded meeting was organized at the Ministry of Industry and Production of Pakistan with the participation of representatives from nearly 10 relevant ministries and agencies. During the visit meetings were held with the leaders of industry associations in the leather industry as well as with the management of leading companies in the pharmaceutical and industrial sectors. A meeting was also held with Shoghaib Ahmad Khan the Director General of the Pakistan National Logistics Company (NLC). Issues related to the development of international freight transportation and the expansion of cooperation along the Pakistan-China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan transport route through the Khunjerab Pass were discussed. On the second day of the visit the delegation visited the Karachi port examining the port infrastructure to expand transit routes and the possibilities of using it to export Uzbek products to foreign markets. At the end of the visit the parties agreed to continue consultations and to develop joint initiatives in practical terms.