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Pakistan Reaffirms Support for 'Regional Connectivity, infrastructure'

In a meeting with the Afghan acting Foreign Minister, the Pakistani Foreign Minister reaffirmed his country’s “commitment for regional connectivity and infrastructure projects including TAPI, CASA 1000 and TAP,” a statement of the Pakistan Foreign Ministry said.

The meeting between Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and Pakistan Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was held on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization--Foreign Ministers (SCO-OFM) conference in Tashkent.

“The (Pakistan) Foreign Minister also underlined the need for enhanced cooperation to promote economic integration and regional connectivity,” the statement read.

“On the economic side, it will create job opportunities, increase revenue, energy production and also will pave the way for small and big investments,” said Darya Khan, an economist.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said in a statement that Muttaqi also met with Sardor Umurzakov, head of the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan, and discussed bilateral relations, including cooperation with transit and agriculture.

The two sides also discussed the project for an Afghan railway connecting Uzbekistan to Pakistan via Afghanistan. The Uzbekistan side said that the survey for the project will start in the coming week.  

“The Tashkent conference was a good conference. The conference mainly focused on this project. During the conference, there was discussion about the trans-Afghan railway and CAS project,” said Bakht Rahman, head of the Afghanistan Railway Authority.

“The main problem is transit. The price of the transit is very high and the transfer that happens is expensive, these are the issues which are needed to be cooperated over,” said Khanjan Alokozai, a member of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI).

But how effective will be the outcome of these meetings be on the situation in Afghanistan?

“The conference could be useful when Afghanistan is able to bring internal changes,” economist Sayed Noorullah Raghi said.

“There are issues over sanctions, and international pressures which cause a lack of recognition of the Afghan government,” said economist Sayed Masoud.

Last week Tashkent hosted an international conference on Afghanistan. The conference was attended by the representatives of more than 20 world countries and organizations.  

Pakistan Reaffirms Support for 'Regional Connectivity, infrastructure'

During the conference, there was discussion about the trans-Afghan railway and CAS project,” said Bakht Rahman, head of the Afghanistan Railway Authority.

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In a meeting with the Afghan acting Foreign Minister, the Pakistani Foreign Minister reaffirmed his country’s “commitment for regional connectivity and infrastructure projects including TAPI, CASA 1000 and TAP,” a statement of the Pakistan Foreign Ministry said.

The meeting between Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and Pakistan Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was held on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization--Foreign Ministers (SCO-OFM) conference in Tashkent.

“The (Pakistan) Foreign Minister also underlined the need for enhanced cooperation to promote economic integration and regional connectivity,” the statement read.

“On the economic side, it will create job opportunities, increase revenue, energy production and also will pave the way for small and big investments,” said Darya Khan, an economist.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said in a statement that Muttaqi also met with Sardor Umurzakov, head of the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan, and discussed bilateral relations, including cooperation with transit and agriculture.

The two sides also discussed the project for an Afghan railway connecting Uzbekistan to Pakistan via Afghanistan. The Uzbekistan side said that the survey for the project will start in the coming week.  

“The Tashkent conference was a good conference. The conference mainly focused on this project. During the conference, there was discussion about the trans-Afghan railway and CAS project,” said Bakht Rahman, head of the Afghanistan Railway Authority.

“The main problem is transit. The price of the transit is very high and the transfer that happens is expensive, these are the issues which are needed to be cooperated over,” said Khanjan Alokozai, a member of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI).

But how effective will be the outcome of these meetings be on the situation in Afghanistan?

“The conference could be useful when Afghanistan is able to bring internal changes,” economist Sayed Noorullah Raghi said.

“There are issues over sanctions, and international pressures which cause a lack of recognition of the Afghan government,” said economist Sayed Masoud.

Last week Tashkent hosted an international conference on Afghanistan. The conference was attended by the representatives of more than 20 world countries and organizations.  

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