Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar spoke today with Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Odilovich Saidov from London.

They discussed matters of mutual interest and the upcoming SCO Council of Heads of State meeting in Kyrgyzstan.

The two ministers reaffirmed the close and brotherly ties between Pakistan and Uzbekistan and agreed to meet on the sidelines of the SCO Summit to further advance shared bilateral priorities.