Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 11 March 2022, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov, who arrived in Turkey to attend the second diplomatic forum in Antalya, met with Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Helga Schmid.

The current state and prospects for the development of cooperation between Uzbekistan and the OSCE were discussed.

The parties emphasized the open and trusting dialogue established in recent years between Uzbekistan and the OSCE, reaffirmed their mutual interest in continuing and developing cooperation in all three dimensions.

The fruitful results of the High-Level International Conference on the theme "Regional cooperation between the states of Central Asia in the framework of the Joint Action Plan for the Implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy", held in Tashkent on 3-4 March, were noted.

Proposals for the implementation of joint projects in areas of mutual interest were considered.

An exchange of views took place on some regional issues, in particular, the situation in Afghanistan.