Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 9 September 2020, the first meeting of the Sub-Commission on Policy of the trilateral format "Uzbekistan-USA-Afghanistan" was held via video conference.

The delegations were led by Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Furkat Sidikov, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Afghanistan Nancy Jackson, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mirwais Naab.

During the event, issues of establishing peace in Afghanistan and the role of Uzbekistan in this process, strengthening the political dialogue between the parties, expanding cooperation in the field of human rights, religious freedom, and human trafficking were discussed.

The importance of building up bilateral trade and economic ties, accelerating the implementation of transport, communication, infrastructure and investment projects, and promoting the early recovery of the Afghan economy was noted.

The parties emphasized the need to develop and implement a Comprehensive Peace Program for Afghanistan, which should be prepared on the basis of a consolidated regional and global approach. In this regard, the conceptual significance of the Tashkent Declaration, adopted following the results of the Tashkent International Conference on Afghanistan in March 2018, was once again stated.

The meeting participants welcomed the decision to hold the first round of inter-Afghan talks in Doha (Qatar). The Uzbek side expressed its readiness to organize one of the subsequent rounds of negotiations in Samarkand.

During the meeting, the parties also considered other issues of mutual interest.