TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, May 7. Uzbekistan and
Austria signed a number of bilateral documents following
negotiations involving the foreign and interior ministers of the
two countries, Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister Baxtiyor Saidov said
on his social media page, Trend reports.
According to the information, the documents were signed
following talks with Austria’s Federal Minister for European and
International Affairs Beate Meinl-Reisinger and Federal Minister of
the Interior Gerhard Karner.
In particular, the sides adopted a Protocol and an Additional
Protocol introducing amendments to the Convention on the Avoidance
of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with
respect to taxes on income and property.
Furthermore, the parties signed an Agreement on Partnership in
the Field of Migration and Mobility, as well as an Agreement on
Visa Exemption for Holders of Diplomatic Passports.
According to Saidov, the agreements reached will contribute to
the further expansion of practical cooperation between Uzbekistan
and Austria, strengthening mutual trust and promoting new joint
initiatives.
Earlier, President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, met with a
delegation from Austria, led by Federal Minister for European and
International Affairs Beate Meinl-Reisinger and Federal Minister of
the Interior Gerhard Karner, to discuss the further development of
practical cooperation.
