The Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergey Shoygu arrived in Tashkent on Monday evening to discuss regional security issues, as well as the Russian-Uzbek ties.
The Russian Defense Minister will be hosted by the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and will also hold a working meeting with his Uzbek counterpart, Major-General Abdusalom Azizov, and discuss the plans for cooperation between the defense ministries of the two countries on military, military-technical and military education.
During the visit, the Russian Defense Minister will visit the Academy of Armed Forces and hold several government-level meetings.
