Commerce Minister Jam Kamal has encouraged the business communities of Uzbekistan and Pakistan to collaborate with each other to enhance the trade relationship between the two countries to new heights. He was addressing a ceremony held in Islamabad today in connection of Uzbekistan's Independence Day. The Minister expressed the confidence that there would be a steady growth in the bilateral trade with the enhanced level of engagements by both sides. He said Pakistan's relationships with Uzbekistan are very special and unique, bound by hundreds of years of shared history, culture and connectivity. He said Pakistan considers Uzbekistan an important trade partner in the Central Asia. He said Uzbek traders are now increasingly using Pakistani ports for routing their imports from around the world in a convenient and economical manner. Source: Radio Pakistan