Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Today, on 18 February, a round table on the topic "Uzbekistan and Egypt: prospects for cooperation" began its work in the capital of Egypt, Cairo.

Speaking at the event, Deputy Director of the Institute for Strategic and Interregional Studies (ISMI) under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Bobur Usmanov made a special emphasis on the political relations between the two countries.

According to the expert, despite the huge distance between the two countries, they are united by a historical and cultural commonality, bonds of sincere friendship. The main thing, according to him, "there are no political obstacles to the development of relations."

It was noted that Egypt went down in history as one of the first Arab countries to recognize the independence of our country.

Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, Uzbekistan and Egypt have established themselves as reliable partners in all areas of interaction.

“The unique scientific and educational heritage and the works of our great-grandfathers, who lived and worked in Transoxiana and Egypt, are an invaluable wealth not only of our people, but of the entire Muslim world,” Usmanov emphasized.

“Our great ancestor Ahmad Ferghani lived in Egypt and made unprecedented discoveries. A vivid symbol of the eternal friendship of the two sides was the statue erected in his honor on the banks of the Nile in Cairo,” he added.

At the same time, the Deputy Director of ISMI noted that Uzbekistan considers Egypt not only an important partner in the African region and in the international arena, but also one of the leading countries in the Arab and Muslim world. Bilateral relations are built on the principles of centuries-old friendship, deep respect and consideration of mutual interests.

Also, the approaches of the two countries to regional and global issues are close to each other. Uzbekistan supports the practical and fair policy of Egypt to resolve the Middle East problem through peaceful and diplomatic means.

“Egypt, in turn, highly appreciating the efforts of Uzbekistan to establish peace and stability in Afghanistan and the diplomatic activity of Tashkent, considers them important factors in ensuring security in the region,” the expert concluded.

The "Round Table" was organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Cairo together with the Center for Political and Information Studies of Egypt "Khivar".

More than 45 specialists, leading analytical and research structures of the two countries and representatives of the diplomatic corps take part in it.

As part of the negotiations, the participants will comprehensively analyze the prospects for strengthening cooperation between Uzbekistan and Egypt and determine priority areas for bilateral cooperation.

From the Uzbek side, the event is attended by heads and leading experts of the Institute for Strategic and Interregional Studies, the International Institute of Central Asia, the Information and Analytical Center for International Relations under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Center for Economic Research and Reforms.