On September 19, 2019, Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov hosted the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Diego Garcia-Sayan a UN delegation who is leading UN’s delegation to Uzbekistan, the ministry said.
The parties reportedly discussed the priority areas of cooperation between Uzbekistan and the UN and its structures and underscored mutual interest in developing constructive cooperation between the relevant ministries and departments of Uzbekistan with the Human Rights Council and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Also, the parties reiterated their readiness to continue the dialogue in the backdrop of Uzbekistan’s nomination for the membership of the UN Human Rights Council for 2021-2023.
