Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - Uzbekistan has appointed a new ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, Bahrom Ashrafkhanov became Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Prior to this appointment, he served as Executive Director of the Extrabudgetary Pension Fund under the Ministry of Finance of Uzbekistan.

On 14 April 2020, Bahrom Ashrafkhanov arrived in Baku from Tashkent.