Pakistan–Uzbekistan relations

Pakistan–Uzbekistan relations

Pakistan–Uzbekistan relations are the foreign relations between Pakistan and Uzbekistan. Relations between the two states were established when the republic of Uzbekistan became independent following the collapse of the USSR, the relations between the two countries were initially strained by the situation in Afghanistan which both countries border as they supported different factions Afghan factions. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4322925.stm Musharraf signs Uzbek agreements - BBC News] ]

However relations improved after the fall of the Taliban, both countries seeking to improve relations for the sake of trade, Pakistan wishing to gain access to Central Asian markets and landlocked Uzbekistan to access ports on the Indian Ocean.

See also

* Foreign relations of Pakistan
* Pakistani diaspora

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