Pakistan to be connected with Russia through Railways network via Uzbekistan: Report
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ISLAMABAD - Pakistan to be connected with Russia through a Railways network via Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, it has been revealed.
Uzbekistan has initiated work on the proposal of laying railway line that would be connecting Uzbekistan-Russia-Kazakhstan-Afghanistan-Pakistan. It is worth mentioning that on December 3-4, a meeting of the heads of railway administration of these five countries was held in Tashkent.
To facilitate the trade a proposal for railway line is in the process which will pass through Uzbekistan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and Pakistan, and also in order to boost trade a commission is also proposed by the Uzbek side and if materialized it will be beneficial for the landlocked countries and time and money could be saved, Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Pakistan Furqat Sidiqov said. Official sources said while quoting the ambassador as saying that they (Uzbekistan) has shared the proposal with Afghanistan, now it is with Kabul to work on it and give them the reply.
The ambassador stated this in a meeting with the Federal Minister for National Food Security & Research Sahibzada Mehboob Sultan here on Wednesday. He also said that his country was interested to import meat and dairy products from Pakistan and also wants to export cotton and agricultural machinery, especially tractors and can also help Pakistan in pest resistance cotton seed development and export.
