Punjab can have $1b trade volume with Uzbekistan, says envoy
Ambassador of Uzbekistan Oybek Arif Usmanov has said that only province of Punjab can have one billion dollars trade volume with Uzbekistan. Out of combine mutual trade between the two countries, 60 to 70% consists with Punjab.
He expressed these views while speaking at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Trade and Economic Counselor, Embassy of Uzbekistan Bakhrom Yusupov, Honorary Counsel General Najeeb Mushtaq Vohra, LCCI Senior Vice President Zafar Mahmood Ch, Vice President Adnan Khalid Butt, Executive Committee Members Ahmad Elahi, Raja Hassan Akhter, Mian Atiq ur Rehman and Ejaz Tanvir were also present. The ambassador said that since last four years, the trade between Uzbekistan and Pakistan has increased 50 to 60% on average. Since last year the bilateral trade volume increased from $300 to 400 million which shows the potential of growth and regional connectivity between Central Asia and Pakistan.
