BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 26. Uzbekistan and
Qatar have agreed to expand cooperation in trade, investment,
social development, and humanitarian affairs, Uzbek President
Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Monday during a meeting with Qatar’s
Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Tashkent.
According to the Uzbek president’s press service, the meeting
was held during the Qatari emir’s working visit to Uzbekistan.
The two leaders noted that intensified high-level contacts and
consistent efforts to strengthen bilateral ties had elevated
relations between Uzbekistan and Qatar to the level of a strategic
partnership. They emphasized that closer ties provide a foundation
for further strengthening friendship and cooperation between the
two countries.
During the talks, Mirziyoyev and Sheikh Tamim reviewed progress
in implementing agreements reached at previous high-level meetings.
They agreed to expand joint projects in trade, economic
cooperation, investment, social development, and humanitarian
affairs.
The leaders also exchanged views on current global and regional
issues.
