On the initiative of the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Tashkent will on July 15-16 host the international conference: Central and South Asia: Regional Interconnectivity. Challenges and Opportunities, the presidential press service said in a statement.
"The main goal of the forum is to enhance the historically close and friendly ties, trust and good-neighborliness between the states of Central and South Asia in the interests of all peoples and countries of both regions," the statement says.
The conference is planned to be attended by the President of Uzbekistan, the President of Afghanistan, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Foreign Ministers and high-ranking officials of the Central and South Asian countries, other foreign states, heads of international and regional organizations, financial institutions and companies, leading research and analytical centers.
At the panel sessions, the forum participants will discuss the possibilities of promoting initiatives aimed at developing trade, economic, transport, communication and cultural and humanitarian cooperation in the context of deepening regional connectivity.
The agenda includes an exchange of views and the development of proposals for increasing boosting trade, investment, promoting transport, energy and innovation, green projects and cooperation programs, expanding interaction in the field of tourism, education, health care, science and culture, ensuring the stability and security of the two regions.
