The Uzbek Government asked for Pakistan’s support in gaining access to Quadrilateral Traffic in Transit Agreement (QTTA). The Uzbek Government wants to obtain the utilization permission for Karachi and Gwadar ports for the purpose of trade.

Uzbek Government Deputy Minister made a formal request to the advisor of Pakistan’s Prime minister in this regard. The QTTA is transit deal between Pakistan, China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to promote trade between these countries. A road project under CPEC is also in work to link china and central Asian countries to national ports.  

It is also in news that Uzbekistan has also proposed the establishment of joint working group to promote trade and investment opportunities between these countries. It will further grow the bilateral trade in different sectors like agriculture, construction, tourism and textile.