TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, May 26. Uzbekistan and
Belarus discussed ways to further expand bilateral cooperation and
implement previously reached agreements, Trend reports via the Uzbek Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
The meeting was held on Monday between Deputy Foreign Minister
Bobur Usmanov and Belarusian Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary Aleksandr Ogorodnikov.
The meeting focused on priority areas for strengthening
Uzbekistan–Belarus relations, as well as the implementation of
agreements reached at the highest levels.
Officials also positively assessed the outcomes of the 12th
meeting of the Uzbekistan–Belarus Intergovernmental Commission,
held on May 19 in Tashkent. The results were described as an
important step toward further strengthening practical cooperation
in trade, economic, cultural, and humanitarian fields.
Both sides exchanged views on the schedule of joint events
planned at various levels before the end of the year, aimed at
maintaining momentum in bilateral engagement.
