The Embassy of Turkey took over the authority from the Embassy of Latvia to establish ties between NATO and Uzbekistan for the period 2019-2020.
The Embassy of Latvia handed over administration of this process at a ceremony in Tashkent after 2 years in charge.
Uzbekistan is one of the important countries for NATO, since NATO ships humanitarian aid to Afghanistan through Uzbekistan, Ambassador of Turkey in Uzbekistan Ahmet Başar Şen said.
The Embassy of Turkey will bridge exchange of information between Uzbekistan and NATO, he added.
