TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, April 15. Uzbekistan and
the United Arab Emirates have mentioned the development of the
Trans-Afghan railway undertaking, Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid
Khodjaev wrote on his social media account, Pattern studies.
The assertion adopted Khodjaev’s assembly in Abu Dhabi with
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President and Deputy Prime
Minister of the UAE.
“Specifically, we mentioned prospects for advancing the Navoi
logistics platform along with AD Ports as an intermodal hub, as
properly as the event of the Trans-Afghan railway undertaking, the place
we see the UAE and Etihad Rail as pure and succesful companions,
given their experience in rail infrastructure and logistics. This
hall is meant to supply Central Asia with direct entry to
Pakistan’s seaports and strengthen regional commerce and integration,”
Khodjaev said.
In line with him, the edges additionally reviewed a variety of promising
areas for future cooperation, together with the event of Islamic
finance in Uzbekistan as a brand new and promising space of partnership
with the UAE.
“You will need to be aware that in March 2026, President Shavkat
Mirziyoyev signed the Regulation on Islamic Banking, which is able to enter into
pressure on June 29, 2026, making a stable authorized basis for
Sharia-compliant monetary actions in Uzbekistan,” he famous.
Khodjaev added that, inside discussions on the ultimate stage of
Uzbekistan’s accession to the World Commerce Group, the
significance of advancing a Complete Financial Partnership
Settlement (CEPA) between Uzbekistan and the UAE was additionally
emphasised.
In the meantime, Uzbekistan and the UAE have shaped a joint funding
portfolio comprising round 100 tasks with a complete worth
exceeding $20 billion, reflecting the regular growth of bilateral
financial cooperation and the rising strategic depth of the
partnership.
