FM for further strengthening Pakistan-Uzbekistan strategic partnership.

ISLAMABAD -- Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday had a bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister Norov Vladimir Imamovich of Uzbekistan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's Council of Foreign Ministers (SCO-CFM) being held at Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The two sides exchanged views on deepening bilateral cooperation in a range of areas including political, trade, economic, security, defence, and connectivity, a press release issued here by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari expressed satisfaction at the level of bilateral contacts in the last few years and stressed the importance of maintaining the momentum through consolidating the strategic partnership between Pakistan and Uzbekistan.

He underscored the urgent need to operationalize the Uzbekistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (UPTTA) and Preferential Trade Agreement (FTA) for boosting trade and transit between the two countries.

The Foreign Minister underlined the importance of direct air connectivity to enhance business and people-to-people links.

He also appreciated progress on joint media production on the common heritage and life of Mughal Emperor...