TASHKENT: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Muhammad Al-Sabah on Friday vowed to set up a joint commission to promote bilateral trade and economic ties in the near future.

In a meeting held on the sidelines of the Central and South Asia Coordination conference in Tashkent, the two foreign ministers decided that the commission would work under their supervision.

The two sides discussed issues of mutual interest and the promotion of bilateral cooperation in various fields, particularly education, science, technology, culture and food security.

Qureshi said Pakistan and Kuwait enjoyed fraternal ties based on common religious and cultural bonds.

The two foreign ministers emphasised on the need to strengthen high-level relations between Pakistan and Kuwait.