AMJAD ALI SHAH

PESHAWAR: The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further enhance bilateral trade and economic relations.

The agreement was signed by SCCI president Sherbaz Bilour and UCCI president Ulug Beg during a high-level businessmen delegation from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Uzbekistan, according to a press release issued here on Thursday.

In connection with Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ongoing visit to Uzbekistan, the delegation of KP businessmen was led by SCCI president Sherbaz Bilour. Senior vice-president Engineer Manzoor Elahi and vice-president Junaid Altaf, former presidents Faiz Muhammad Faizi, Adeel Rauf, Zahidullah Shinwari, Industrialist Association Peshawar president Malik Imran Ishaq, former executive member Sohail Javed, Hasnain Khurshid, Muhammad Asif and Shahzad Anjum included in the delegation.

According to the memorandum of understanding (MoU), both chambers would make concerted efforts to further enhance mutual trade volume between the two countries.

Sherbaz Bilour said that huge opportunities are available to enhance cooperation between Pakistan and Uzbekistan.