ISLAMABAD : Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and the US have formed a new diplomatic platform to support peace and stability in Afghanistan and foster regional trade and business ties, according to a Foreign Office (FO) statement.
“Representatives of the United States, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed in principle to establish a new quadrilateral diplomatic platform focused on enhancing regional connectivity.
”The parties consider long-term peace and stability in Afghanistan critical to regional connectivity and agree that peace and regional connectivity are mutually reinforcing,” said the FO statement.
It added that the countries had recognised the “historic opportunity to open flourishing international trade routes” and intended to cooperate on expanding trade, building transit links and strengthening business-to-business ties.(Dawn)
