Iran foreign minister meets with Uzbekistan’s president

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian held a meeting with Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the country’s presidential office for talks on the future of bilateral relations as well as issues of regional and international significance.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian held a meeting with Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the country’s presidential office for talks on the future of bilateral relations as well as issues of regional and international significance.

During the meeting, Amirabdollahian pointed to the key issues on the agenda of both countries, including a visit by the Uzbek president to Iran, a trip to Tehran in the upcoming spring by the Uzbek parliament chief, and the second session of the Joint Security Cooperation Commission in Tehran and the 15th session of the Joint Economic Cooperation Commission of Iran and Uzbekistan. He also called for the expansion of economic and trade ties between the two countries.

The foreign minister stressed the need for signing of a preferred trade agreement aimed at promoting bilateral ties as well as activating the 18 documents signed between the two states during a visit by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to Samarkand, Uzbekistan, where he joined a session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Heads of State Council.

For his part, the Uzbek president relayed greetings to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and the Iranian president, welcoming Tehran’s official invitation for a visit.
He said ties between Iran and Uzbekistan are growing and moving forward in different fields.

The president called for the formation of a joint committee by the Foreign Ministries of the two countries in order to draw up a road map for economic cooperation between Iran and Uzbekistan.

Mirziyoyev praised Iran’s progress in the areas of science and industry despite all the sanctions in place against the Islamic Republic, saying Uzbekistan should benefit from Iran’s valuable experience in the fields of technology, industry and knowledge-based firms.
He also emphasized the need for the implementation of the documents inked in Samarkand.
The president said the prospect of relations between the two countries is bright and promising.
Mirziyoyev added that the issue of Afghanistan is a common concern of its neighbors, announcing that the foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighbors will soon hold a meeting in Tashkent for the exchanges of views on the situation in the country.