August 28, 2019, Islamabad: GNP: Pakistan and Uzbekistan are revolutionizing the Regional Connectivity with Strong Bond and Partnership in various areas of cooperation and enriching the regional and global peace and prosperity. Pakistan and Uzbekistan have shared the commonality of the values of history, glorious past with the vision of a bright future together, culture and religious affinity and deep-rooted diplomatic relations that are brotherly, contemporary and dynamic ready to meet the challenges of the region and globally. These were the remarks by the H.E Mr. Furqatbek Akhmed Sidiq, Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan while speaking to the participants of the second International Young Diplomats School at the Briefing Session hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Pakistan. The International Young Diplomats School was organized by the Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies in collaboration with the Commission on Science and Technology for the Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) in Islamabad. The Three days course has the participants of the school are from the different regions of Pakistan with diverse professional and academic backgrounds including businessmen/women and journalists.
Moreover, it provides an opportunity to provide access to promising markets in all directions, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan connected them to the countries of Central Asia and beyond. While sharing views, Ambassador said that Afghanistan is a regional issue and the countries are playing their role in a constructive manner to resolve the issues that are affecting the entire region and beyond. He further added that in Uzbekistan there are new possibilities of transfer of electricity from Uzbekistan to Pakistan via Afghanistan. These kinds of interventions will help Afghanistan and Afghan people to rebuild their lives. Pakistan and Uzbekistan share the same sentiments for the peaceful resolutions of the regional conflicts. There are strong avenues of cooperation with Uzbekistan about Ziyarat Tourism as well. He has also shared with the Student about the glorious scientists and academicians that are from Uzbekistan and who have made their marks in the world that is off today. He has shared with the audience that today’s smartphone is because of the great Muslim Scientist AlKhwarzmi, the great scientist that has invented Algebra and with the algorithm, this technological revolution could not have been possible. He was also of the view that we need to make the new generations or millennial to have the knowledge and understanding about their glorious history of the Muslim scientist and their imprints on the world of today. GNP