Islamabad, February 24, 2023 (PPI-OT):Pakistan and Uzbekistan have signed a one-billion dollar trade agreement to encourage the exchange of goods and services. The agreement was signed at the 8th Session of Pakistan-Uzbekistan Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade-Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation held in Tashkent today.

The IGC meeting was co-chaired by the Uzbek Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade Laziz Kudratov and Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar. On the occasion, Ishaq Dar appreciated the deeper interest by the Uzbek side in strengthening the relationship and lauded progress already made in the fields of transport and trade. He invited Uzbek side to explore the areas in automobiles, information technology and natural minerals. Both the parties agreed to hold the ninth meeting of the Pakistan-Uzbekistan Inter-Governmental Commission next year in Pakistan.

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