Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 7 October and congratulated him on his birthday, the press service of the President of Uzbekistan reported.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev wished the Russian leader good health, well-being and success, and prosperity to the friendly people of Russia.
During the conversation, the sides highlighted Vladimir Putin’s historic role in the development of modern Russia and his personal contribution to strengthening Uzbek-Russian relations as a comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance.
The sides noted with satisfaction the dynamic development of bilateral cooperation in various areas. In particular, mutual trade and the scale of cooperation among leading enterprises in industry, energy and other priority sectors continue to grow steadily.
The sides highly valued the results of the regular meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission and the third Council of Regions held the previous day in Fergana.
Cultural and humanitarian exchanges between the countries are also continuing. The Russian art festival “World of Arts” was held in Uzbekistan the previous day, while the Days of Culture of Uzbekistan are currently taking place in Moscow.
During the telephone conversation, Mirziyoyev and Putin also exchanged views on current issues on the international and regional agenda and discussed the schedule of upcoming events.
