Uzbekistan, ICRC discuss promising areas of cooperation
10/06/2019 12:50
Uzbekistan, ICRC discuss promising areas of cooperation
10/06/2019 12:50
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Permanent Representative of Uzbekistan to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva Ulugbek Lapasov met with the Regional Director of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for Eurasia, Patrick Viale.
An exchange of views took place on the agenda of bilateral cooperation in the context of the return of Uzbek citizens from the conflict zone in the Middle East, as well as other promising areas of cooperation between the parties.
Patrick Viale noted that the ICRC welcomes the decision of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to return 156 citizens of Uzbekistan, mainly women and children from Syria. It was specifically stated that the International Committee of the Red Cross knows firsthand about the difficulties faced by people in camps in the Middle East.
It was emphasized that the Government of Uzbekistan not only returned its citizens, but also provides them with all the necessary assistance, providing appropriate conditions. Tashkent’s attitude to this category of people is an example of humanism and is fully consistent with the principles of the ICRC.
Referring to the state of bilateral relations between the Government of Uzbekistan and the International Committee of the Red Cross, Patrick Vial noted that today the interaction of the parties is carried out in the framework of the promotion of international humanitarian law. The Regional Director announced the readiness of the ICRC to allocate special expert resources for Tashkent in the near future to enhance partnership in this area.
Relations are also successfully developing in the field of health care. A project is being implemented to increase the capacity of medical services to provide adequate medical care in case of a sudden increase in the flow of victims of emergency situations. A number of Uzbek physicians have successfully completed the appropriate training.
Another example of fruitful cooperation is the joint implementation of programs for the provision of primary care, the restoration of family ties and improved preparedness for emergency and crisis situations.
Following the meeting, the ICRC’s readiness to assist Uzbekistan in:
-the continuation of joint work on the return of our country's citizens from conflict zones;
-conduct training to improve the skills of national psychologists to work with this category of persons;
-establishment of communication between family members on the basis of requests for the search for relatives, allegedly in the conflict zone in the Middle East.
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