Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani has said the Trans Afghan Railway Line Project agreed between Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan earlier this year will transform the geo economic dynamics of the entire Central Asian region.

He was talking to the Speaker of Legislative Assembly of Uzbekistan Nurdinjon Ismailov in Islamabad on Monday.

The Chairman Senate said the project will be the first step in linking the Central Asian Transport network with Pakistani seaports of Gwadar, Karachi and Bin Qasim.

Sadiq Sanjrani said Pakistan highly values its relations with Uzbekistan. He underlined the need for taking steps to deepen mutual cooperation in the fields of education, culture, trade, economy, defense and tourism.

The Uzbek Speaker said his country want to strengthen relations with Pakistan. He also stressed the need for diversification of trade and commercial relations.