TASHKENT: External Affairs Minister meets Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan

TASHKENT: Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan,
H.E. Mr. Abdulaziz Kamilov visited New Delhi on 24-25 February 2021. The
meeting between External Affairs Minister Dr.S.Jaishankar and Foreign Minister
Kamilov provided an opportunity to discuss various bilateral, regional and
global issues of mutual interest.

The Ministers took stock of various aspects of bilateral cooperation between
India and Uzbekistan. They positively assessed the progress on the outcomes of
the India-Uzbekistan Virtual Summit between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
and President of Uzbekistan H.E Mr. Shavkat Mirziyoyev held on 11 December
2020. Both countries have been actively cooperating in the regional and
multilateral formats including the UN, Shanghai Cooperation Organization and
the India-Central Asia Dialogue.

Foreign Minister Kamilov extended an invitation for participation in an
international conference on regional connectivity being organized by Uzbekistan
in Tashkent on 15-16 July 2021.

Both Ministers also discussed the evolving situation in Afghanistan and noted
the importance of a stable and peaceful Afghanistan for regional peace,
stability and security.