KABUL (Pajhwok): Foreign Minister HanifAtmar met with Uzbekistan deputy Prime Minister Sardor Umurakov on Monday and discussed with him matters of mutual interest.
Atmar is heading a high-level delegation to meet Uzbek officials and attend the Afghanistan-Uzbekistan-Pakistan trilateral meeting in Tashkent.
Atmar thanked Uzbek authorities for inviting the Afghan delegation to discuss issues of mutual interest and strengthening of bilateral relations in the fields of economy, security, trade and transit.
The two sides discussed the Mazar-i-Sharif-Kabul-Peshawar railway project and considered its completion as important for expanding trade, economic growth, and regional connectivity.
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