The Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov held bilateral talks with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Samarkand on Wednesday.
“Today, in Samarkand, had a fruitful meeting with my colleague, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, H.E. Sergey Lavrov. We discussed a wide range of issues related to our multifaceted cooperation,” he said on his Telegram account.
“Particular attention was paid to the practical implementation of the agreements reached during the top-level meetings between our Leaders,” he noted.
“We agreed to continue the close cooperation between Foreign Ministries in fulfilling the instructions of the Heads of our two states aimed at strengthening allied relations and strategic partnership, developing political dialogue, expanding trade and economic ties, deepening cultural and people-to-people ties, and enhancing collaboration within multilateral platforms.”
“Special emphasis was placed on advancing cooperation in the fields of education, innovation, infrastructure, regional security, and other key areas. We also discussed ways to encourage mutual investments and intensify business contacts between Uzbekistan and Russia,” the minister concluded.
