Uzbek Ambassador meets with UN Deputy Secretary General

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 9 January 2019, Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the Republic of Austria Sherzod Asadov presented his credentials to the UN Office for Deputy Secretary General, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna Yuri Fedotov.

In a conversation after the brief ceremony, Yuri Fedotov highly appreciated the dynamically developing cooperation of Uzbekistan with the UN and its structures. UNODC considers our country a very important partner and positively assesses the changes in the socio-political and socio-economic spheres under the leadership of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, which open up new horizons for deepening interaction.

The parties stressed their interest in continuing to work together effectively to reduce the consumption and trafficking of drugs, the fight against organized crime and international terrorism.

The activity and efforts of Uzbekistan to assist in ensuring security and stability in Afghanistan and the development of the trade and economic opportunities of this country were noted with satisfaction.

In this context, the holding of the 11th annual meeting of the States Parties of the Memorandum of Understanding on regional cooperation in drug control in Central Asia in April 2019 will be one of the important joint activities of this year to expand the capabilities of the countries of the region dialogue and improvement of interaction in this area.

At the meeting, other issues on the common agenda were also considered.