Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received UN Deputy Secretary General, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe (EEC) Olga Algayerova, who is participating in the events of a high-level international conference in Tashkent.

The head of our state noted with satisfaction the dynamic development of partnership with UN institutions, which in recent years has reached a qualitatively new level. Gratitude was expressed for the assistance of the Organization in promoting reforms in our country.

Olga Algayerova conveyed warm greetings and words of support to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to the President of Uzbekistan.

The growing authority of our country in the global arena, wide support by the international community for the initiatives of the Leader of Uzbekistan, including the strengthening of the interconnectedness of the regions of Central and South Asia, were emphasized.

She welcomed the adoption of the UN General Assembly resolution on declaring the Aral Sea region a zone of environmental innovations and technologies, as well as the chairmanship of Uzbekistan in the UN Special Program for the Economy of Central Asia (SPECA).

During the meeting, the prospects for expanding mutually beneficial cooperation between Uzbekistan and the EEC to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and overcome the consequences of the pandemic, including in the field of economy, trade and transport, innovation, ecology and other areas, were discussed.