Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 15 August, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. This was reported by the Kremlin press service.

The heads of Uzbekistan and Russia thoroughly discussed the development of the situation in Afghanistan. With this in mind, it was agreed to intensify interaction between the relevant ministries and departments of Russia and Uzbekistan.

The press service of the President of Uzbekistan said in a statement that during the conversation the issues of further development of the Uzbek-Russian relations of strategic partnership and alliance, as well as the expansion of multifaceted cooperation were discussed.

The presidents will continue to maintain regular contact with each other.