Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 22 January 2021, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov met with Advisor to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Economic Development, Effective Public Administration and International Cooperation, Suma Chakrabarti.

At the meeting, the parties discussed the implementation of the initiatives of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and ongoing large-scale reforms aimed at ensuring sustainable socio-economic development of the country and consistently improving people’s wellbeing.

It was noted that Uzbekistan is actively pursuing an open, mutually beneficial and constructive foreign policy, which is built taking into account the dynamically changing situation in the world and the region, as well as large-scale internal transformations.

The Minister noted that the main priority of the country’s foreign policy is to strengthen friendly and constructive relations with Central Asian countries. Uzbekistan’s policy is aimed at ensuring peace and stability in the region, solving key regional security problems, including helping to resolve the situation in Afghanistan.

The interlocutors expressed their readiness to jointly implement the tasks set for the development of international cooperation, promotion of economic diplomacy and strengthening regional trade-economic cooperation.