Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 22 April 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov had a telephone conversation with the Secretary of State of the United States of America Antony Blinken.

During the conversation, the state and prospects of further deepening the multifaceted Uzbek-American strategic partnership were discussed, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The American side highly appreciated the democratic reforms being carried out in Uzbekistan. In particular, the achieved results in the field of combating human trafficking and ensuring freedom of religion were noted.

The parties stressed the importance of continuing active interaction within the framework of the C5 + 1 format.

Special attention was paid to the issues of involving Afghanistan in regional integration processes to restore the country’s socio-economic life in the post-conflict period.

The Uzbek Foreign Minister invited the US Secretary of State to the International High-Level Conference “Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity. Challenges and Opportunities”, which will be held in July this year in Tashkent.