Tashkent
\nAdviser to Prime Minister for Political, Public Affairs, National Heritage and Culture Engr Amir Muqam has said that Pakistan considers Uzbekistan a key partner in Central Asian Regions, with central location, vibrant population right mix of policies, Uzbekistan is the hub of Central Asia.
\nAddressing the III Bakhshi International Festival, being convened in beautiful city of Gulistan, Uzbekistan, he said that he is honoured to represent Pakistan at the III Bakhshi International Festival.
\nMinister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Uzbekistan Nazarbekov Ozodbek Akhmadovich, government officials and artists were also present on the occasion.
\nAdviser to Prime Minister Engr Amir Muqam said that both countries are reviving their old bonds by enhancing connectivity through initiatives like trans-Afghan Railway project.
\nEngr Amir Muqam said that both countries are having frequent high-level interactions including the visit of President of Uzbekistan to Pakistan in March 2022 and visit of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif to Samarkand for the SCO Summit.
\nHe said that Pakistan-Uzbekistan bilateral relations are developing fast and they are based on solid institutional foundations. He said that in the last three years, a Preferential Trade Agreement & Transit Trade Agreement (via Afghanistan) have been signed and as a result, Uzbekistan trucks can drive straight through to the ports of Karachi & Gwadar.
\nEngr Amir Muqam said that the trans-Afghan Railway will revolutionize trade and connectivity between Pakistan & Uzbekistan. \u201cPeople to people connectivity is crucial as the two countries share a common cultural heritage and history and religion\u201d he added,
\n\u201cMy presence in the Bakhshi Arts Festival is testimony to our close friendship and our people share heroes like Zaheeruddin Babar & Amir Taimur,\u201d he added.
\n He said that regional connectivity & cooperation are key to our bilateral bond: our common interests for regional stability and our membership of regional bodies like SCO & ECO where both Pakistan & Uzbekistan closely cooperate.
\nAddressing at the festival, he conveyed his deep gratitude to the government of Uzbekistan, for the generous hospitality and the immaculate arrangements made for this event.
\nEngr Amir Muqam congratulated the people of the Uzbekistan on the achievements of important milestone of the constitutional reforms.
\nHe said that it is an expression of faith by the people of Uzbekistan in the leadership of Uzbekistan President H.E. Shavkat Mirziyeyov and his vision of new Uzbekistan.
\nAdviser to PM Engr Amir Muqam said that both Pakistan and Uzbekistan are bonded by centuries old cultural, historical, religious and commercial ties.
\n\u201cOur two countries share a common past: be it the statesmen like Amir Temur and Babur or the Sufi saints of Samarkand and Bukhara, they all symbolize our common heritage and provide a solid foundation for our relationship,\u201d said Adviser to PM Engr Amir Muqam.
\nHe said that the people of both countries share customs, food, art, architecture and language, adding that even the time zone is the same in both countries.
\nEngr Amir Muqam said that guided by these deep-rooted historical and cultural ties, it become a natural bonding between the people of both nations.
\nHe said that since the first Bukhshi Art International Festival was organized in Termez in April 2019, it has become an important cultural event aimed at safeguarding folk epic and traditions of storytelling, promoting intercultural communication, appreciating the diversity of the unique Uzbek art Bukhshi Narrators and it\u2019s transmission to posterity.
\nEngr Amir Muqam said that the art of storytelling in both Pakistan and Uzbekistan share number of features including thematic unity.
\n\u201cI feel happiness that Uzbekistan is taking a lead in preserving the art of storytelling,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tashkent Adviser to Prime Minister for Political, Public Affairs, National Heritage and Culture Engr Amir Muqam has said that Pakistan considers Uzbekistan a key partner in Central Asian Regions, with central location, vibrant population right mix of policies, Uzbekistan is the hub of Central Asia. Addressing the III Bakhshi International Festival, being convened in beautiful […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-329740","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n