BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 16. Uzbek President
Shavkat Mirziyoyev held talks with Albanian President Bajram Begaj
during a meeting in Tashkent.
This was announced by the press service of the President of
Uzbekistan in a press-release published on June 16.
“President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President Bajram Begaj of
Albania held talks at the Kuksaroy residence with the participation
of official delegations,” the report says.
Mirziyoyev noted that the first-ever summit in the history of
Uzbek-Albanian cooperation marks a milestone in bilateral relations
and elevates ties to a new level, the report says.
According to the press service, the sides discussed prospects
for expanding practical cooperation in trade, investment and
priority sectors of the economy.
Particular attention was given to the development of cooperation
in agro-industry, green energy, geology, IT, digitalization and
tourism, as well as strengthening intergovernmental dialogue, the
press-release says.
According to the report, the parties also agreed to explore the
use of the Albanian port of Durrës as a logistics hub to facilitate
Uzbek exports to Southern Europe and the Mediterranean region.
The sides also discussed the establishment of an
Intergovernmental Commission and agreed to hold its first meeting
in Tashkent this year, the press service concluded.
For reference, Uzbekistan and Albania established diplomatic
relations in 1993, but cooperation between the countries has
historically remained limited, mainly consisting of contacts within
multilateral platforms. In recent years, bilateral dialogue has
become more active, particularly through high-level meetings on the
sidelines of the UN General Assembly and international investment
forums.
