ISLAMABAD, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday emphasized the importance of the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan railway project and Pakistan's commitment to its early completion during his meeting with Uzbekistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Bakhtiyor Saidov.
Saidov, currently on a two-day visit to Pakistan from Wednesday to Thursday, and Sharif discussed enhanced cooperation between Pakistan and Uzbekistan in the fields of trade and economy, security and defense, connectivity, and people-to-people exchanges, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement.
The importance of peace and development in Afghanistan for regional connectivity was also discussed in the meeting, it added.
Sharif expressed Pakistan's commitment to working with Uzbekistan to speed up and complete all bilateral trade and connectivity projects.
The prime minister also reaffirmed the country's readiness to provide access to Uzbekistan to Pakistani ports, according to the statement. ■
