The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will attend as a guest the online summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on August 23, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
The statement notes that the President will attend the summit "taking into account the current situation in Afghanistan", as well as for "a deeper acquaintance with the measures taken by the closest partner countries and immediate neighbors in the region in terms of responding to possible challenges and threats to security."
Uzbekistan was a member of the CSTO from 1992 to 1999, after which it rejoined the organization in 2006, but suspended its membership in 2012.
