{"id":34170,"date":"2024-09-08T09:34:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T09:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=34170"},"modified":"2024-09-11T09:38:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T09:38:43","slug":"uzbekistan-pakistan-trade-to-reach-1-billion-milestone-soon-33rd-independence-day-celebration-in-islamabad-marks-the-flourishing-ties-in-all-sectors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/uzbekistan-pakistan-trade-to-reach-1-billion-milestone-soon-33rd-independence-day-celebration-in-islamabad-marks-the-flourishing-ties-in-all-sectors\/","title":{"rendered":"Uzbekistan Pakistan Trade to Reach $1 Billion Milestone Soon &#8211; 33rd Independence Day Celebration in Islamabad Marks the Flourishing Ties in All Sectors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd\">\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\":r4om:\" class=\"x1pi30zi x1swvt13 x1iorvi4 xjkvuk6\" data-ad-comet-preview=\"message\" data-ad-preview=\"message\">\n<div class=\"x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u\">\n<div class=\"xu06os2 x1ok221b\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<h5 dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34190\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Uzbekistan_Pakistan_Relations.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Uzbekistan_Pakistan_Relations.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Uzbekistan_Pakistan_Relations-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Uzbekistan_Pakistan_Relations-696x439.jpg 696w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Uzbekistan_Pakistan_Relations-665x420.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>Report : Tazeen Akhtar<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Pictures : Raja Ghulam Fareed\u00a0 (Copy Rights Reserved )<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\">The Independence day of the Republic of New Uzbekistan, the largest country in Central Asia with respect to population and the only most connected state , having common borders with all CARs + Afghanistan, has been a memorable event always in Islamabad and the same spirit was observed\u00a0 in the latest celebration that was very well managed and very well attended by notables from all walks of life. Mr. &amp; Mrs. H.E Oybek Arif Usmanov, Ambassador of Uzbekistan and team hosted a grand reception on 07 Sep 2024 at Serena Hotels Islamabad .<\/h5>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\">Federal Minister for commerce Jam Kamal Khan graced the event as Chief Guest. Dean of diplomatic corps, Ambassador Atadjan Movlamov, Government and military officials, Parliamentarians, former federal Ministers and Secretaries,Ambassadors and High commissioners of Central Asian, Eastern European, ASEAN, Africa and other countries,Honorary Consul Generals Karachi and Lahore Mr. Nadeem Khalid and Najeeb Mushtaq\u00a0prominent experts, businessmen community and media representatives were also present.<\/h5>\n<h5>Important to note was the Ambassador made Gov and PTI leaders sit together at one stage. PTI leader and former Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaisar was also present when Minister Jam Kamal was there as Chief Guest of the ceremony.<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\">Ambassador H.E Oybek Arif Usmanov, in his welcome address, expressed his extreme gratefulness \u00a0to the President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister\u00a0 Shahbaz Sharif, the Goverment of Pakistan, Pakistan army, Navy and Air force for great support to the connectivity strategy of Uzbekistan.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34206 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Uzbekistan-e1725790008627.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"321\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\">He\u00a0 congratulated brave Pakistani nation on Defense Day of Pakistan 06 Sep commemorated only a day before the National Day of his country. He mentioned, &#8220;Today we all joined the celebrations of Pakistan Air Force Yaum-e Fizaaya as great manifestation of unity, resilience, dedication to defend Motherland it`s peaceful life and long term stability in the region.&#8221;<\/h5>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\">Ambassador shed light on bilateral cooperation in defense sector. He said, &#8220;Our Ministries of Defense are regularly holding Staff Talks on military cooperation and according to Agreement on military-technical cooperation this year 1st meeting of the Joint Working Commission was held in Islamabad. Both countries are enjoying active cooperation in the sphere of military training as well as holding multilateral exercises on combating terrorism.&#8221;<\/h5>\n<h4 dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Strategic Partnership<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Uzbekistan and Pakistan are not only genuine partners but brotherly cooperation has been elevated to a level of the strategical partnership!<\/h5>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>H.E Usmanov shared, &#8221; Only in last 3 years my Leader Hon President of Uzbekistan H.E. <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Shavkat Mirziyoyev<\/span> more than 9 times has held personal interaction with his Pakistani counterparts the PM <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Shehbaz Sharif<\/span>, President <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Asif Ali Zardari<\/span> and Chief of Army Staff <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gen Asim Munir<\/span>, strengthening the trade and industrial, technological projects as well as the active military cooperation between our countries.&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\">&#8220;As it was agreed between our ministers of Foreign relations &#8211; <strong>DPM Ishaq Dar\u00a0<\/strong> and our Minister <strong>Mr. Bakhtiar Saidov<\/strong> (during his last meetings in Islamabad) we are actively implementing the proactive Economic Diplomacy, further cementing our multifaceted cooperation through 74 joint bilateral agreements and MOU`s, Ambassador noted.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"7iAwqSN9HZ\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-may-june-2024\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 May\/June 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 May\/June 2024&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-may-june-2024\/embed\/#?secret=Yc0WcMMyIn#?secret=7iAwqSN9HZ\" data-secret=\"7iAwqSN9HZ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\">Mr. Usmanov\u00a0 expressed his gratitude to Minister Jam Kamal Khan for gracing this occasion as Chief Guest representing honorable PM &amp; Gov of Pakistan. He appreciated with\u00a0 respect and best wishes, the contribution of former Secretary Mr. <em><strong>Muhammad Sualeh Ahmad Faruqui<\/strong><\/em>, EAD Division Secretary <em><strong>Mr. Kazim Niazi<\/strong><\/em> as well as Railways Ministry Secretary Mr.<em><strong> Mazhar Ali Shah<\/strong><\/em> who are working with Uzbek colleagues\u00a0 to provide the dynamically growing bilateral trade, investments and transit corridors.<\/h5>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\">H.E was also thankful to all professional teams of the Prime Minister Office, Ministries of foreign affairs, commerce and industries, Railways and aviation, Finance, Economic and Security Divisions Ministry of Food security and many other respective ministries and entities.<\/h5>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34208\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Palestine_Uzbekistan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Palestine_Uzbekistan.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Palestine_Uzbekistan-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>&#8221; By our joint efforts we have increased upto $ Half Billion of bilateral trade via brotherly Afghanistan based on Transit and Preferential trade agreements. Pakistan and Turkiye are the only countries with whom Uzbekistan has reached such level of trade and logistics cooperation.\u00a0 No doubt that our teams will reach very soon the goals of $ 1 Billion Trade and Industrial cooperation Road Maps, Ambassador continued.<\/h5>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em>Here it is pertinent to note that only this year, thanks to efforts on both sides,\u00a0 more than a 50 high-level meetings and more than 100 ministerial summits took place. Both countries gained most remarkable results in Tashkent and Islamabad, Samarqand and Lahore, Bukhara and Karachi, Peshawar and Termiz. The two states achieved milestones in\u00a0 people to people contacts, B2B forums strengthening region to region connectivity.<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Ambassador quoted the address of President H.E. Shavkat Mirziyoyev,\u00a0 on the 33nd Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Uzbekistan in which the President stressed that large-scale work carried out in recent years.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Uzbekistan&#8217;s GDP increased by 6.4% in 2024 (6.2% for the same period in 2023) and amounted to $101 billion (inflation \u2013 5.2%), foreign direct investments has increased by 37% and amounted to $22 billion as well as foreign trade turnover with 186 countries increased by 8.5% (export level amounted to $45 billion).<\/em><\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5Rc076Cslg\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-april-may-2024\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 April \/ May 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 April \/ May 2024&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-april-may-2024\/embed\/#?secret=8VQFHM6tft#?secret=5Rc076Cslg\" data-secret=\"5Rc076Cslg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u201cOnly united \u2013 we are a one nation, only together \u2013 a strong country!\u201d, Shavkat Mirziyoyev said.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\">Ambassador added that the government of Uzbekistan is proudly serving to people in strengthening the political stability, the economic development and the cooperation with foreign partners. We all diplomats based here in Islamabad are witnessing that same wise approach and new Development Strategy is now been implemented in Pakistan under the leadership of PM Shehbaz Sharif.<\/h5>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\">H.E Usmanov said, &#8220;Our Leaders underscored the importance of further accelerating regional connectivity in the fields of textiles, pharmaceutical production, renewable energy, agriculture, IT logistics and many other sectors.&#8221;<\/h5>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Uzbekistan Celebrates 33rd Independence Day in Islamabad\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0G5t5db-Ex8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>FLAGSHIP PROJECT OF TRILATERAL RAILWAY<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\">Mr. Ambassador highlighted the flagship project of trilateral railway connecting both states through Afghanistan. He said, &#8220;Particular attention of our nations and brotherly neighbor Afghanistan is the construction project of the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan railway. In Tashkent new project office was established and recently the Government of Pakistan (Ministry of Railways) hosted in Islamabad trilateral meeting of the project office. Three countries have signed the Protocol upon the feasibility studies, financing and construction of this game changer project.<\/h5>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\">Finally, the Ambassador expressed\u00a0 confidence that every\u00a0 meeting in next year will be resulted with new significant inputs for\u00a0 more connectivity between Pakistan and Uzbekistan.<\/h5>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Here it is worth mentioning that Ambassador Usmanov carries a vast experience of working with Pakistan. He has served in Islamabad for more than decade in his three time posting. His contribution in re-connecting the two regions and nations will always be remembered and admired.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"an1535XSRe\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-jan-2024\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 JAN 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 JAN 2024&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-jan-2024\/embed\/#?secret=v9rzQj2o5o#?secret=an1535XSRe\" data-secret=\"an1535XSRe\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Federal Minister for commerce Jam Kamal Khan<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<h5>Mr. Jam Kamal Khan, Pakistan&#8217;s Federal Minister for Commerce, graced the event as the Chief Guest. In his address, the Minister\u00a0 emphasized the unique and enduring ties between Pakistan and Uzbekistan, rooted in shared history and culture.<\/h5>\n<h5>Highlighting the importance of trade, he stated, \u201cPakistan views Uzbekistan as a significant trading partner in Central Asia. Over the past three years, bilateral trade has grown substantially, reflecting the strong bond between our two nations.&#8221;<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34207\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pakistan-e1725790064741.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"299\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5>Jam mentioned the successful &#8220;Made in Pakistan&#8221; exhibition held in Tashkent in June 2024, which featured 85 Pakistani companies and attracted hundreds of Uzbek businessmen. He encouraged both nations&#8217; business communities to seize opportunities through the business forum held on the occasion, stressing that economic and trade relations should reach new heights.<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Jam Kamal Khan further remarked on Uzbekistan&#8217;s pivotal role as the first Central Asian nation to sign a Transit Trade Agreement and Preferential Trade Agreement with Pakistan. Uzbek traders are increasingly using Pakistani ports for their global imports, Jam added.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">The Minister and the Ambassador, both expressed optimism for the future, with Minister Jam Kamal reiterating his commitment to deepening the economic ties between the two nations. \u201cDespite challenges, there will be steady, gradual, but persistent growth in Pakistan-Uzbekistan trade, with enhanced public and private sector engagement,\u201d. he concluded.<\/h5>\n<h5><em><strong>The Embassy introduced the rich culture and heritage of Uzbekistan with publication of special editions in the newspapers, books published in Pakistan on Uzbekistan, crafts, pictorial exhibition and Uzbek traditional foods that were great source of attraction for Pakistani guests who are considered to be the best foodies in the world.<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"GJNwCFfYMp\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-june-july-2024\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 June\/July 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 June\/July 2024&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-june-july-2024\/embed\/#?secret=N7gCc1dzP2#?secret=GJNwCFfYMp\" data-secret=\"GJNwCFfYMp\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Report : Tazeen Akhtar Pictures : Raja Ghulam Fareed\u00a0 (Copy Rights Reserved ) The Independence day of the Republic of New Uzbekistan, the largest country in Central Asia with respect to population and the only most connected state , having common borders with all CARs + Afghanistan, has been a memorable event always in Islamabad [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[1741,5848,126,491,490,820,355,143,1545,251,5849,319,774,48,58,2082,803,605,1182,125],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34170"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34170"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34284,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34170\/revisions\/34284"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}