Uzbekistan’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Furqat Sidikov has expressed that Uzbekistan is seeking a trilateral trade commission comprising of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan, he said while addressing the business community during his visit to Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Pakistan on Saturday. Such a commission will be to promote trade, logistics and investment, according to Pakistan’s The Nation.
Uzbekistan has previously expanded its railway line up to Mazar-e-Sharif, wants to facilitate expansion of the same line through to Torkham border, along the Durand Line, to facilitate trade with Pakistan, Sidikov said.