ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Thursday arrived in Pakistan on a two-day state visit.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif welcomed the Uzbek president, who is leading a high-level delegation, comprising senior cabinet ministers and business leaders, at the Nur Khan Airbase.
A 21-gun ceremonial salute also added pomp to the welcome.
During his stay, the Uzbek President would meet the President, hold delegation-level talks with prime minister, and address the Pakistan-Uzbekistan Business Forum.
Discussions will focus on reviewing the entire gamut of bilateral relations and identifying new avenues to further deepen cooperation in diverse sectors including trade, energy, defence, education, people-to-people exchange and regional connectivity.
This is the second visit of Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Pakistan which reflects the upward trajectory in Pak-Uzbek bilateral relations and the brotherly ties between the two brotherly countries, rooted in common history, faith and common aspirations for peace and prosperity in Central and South Asia.
