Shavkat Mirziyoyev received a delegation led by Blinken

On March 1, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received a delegation led by Secretary of state of the United States of America Anthony Blinken.

A wide range of topical issues on the agenda of bilateral relations in the political, trade-economic, investment, educational and cultural-humanitarian spheres, as well as important aspects of regional cooperation were considered.

At the beginning of the conversation, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken conveyed greetings and best wishes to the head of state of the United States President Joe Biden.

It was once again noted that the United States is firmly in support of the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Uzbekistan. Democratic updates, socio-economic reforms, which are being implemented in our country and have become irreversible, were highly appreciated, they were fully supported.

Particularly noted were the great successes achieved in ensuring human rights and gender equality, in the fight against forced labor, in reforms in freedom of speech and media support, in the development of civil society institutions and in many other areas.

At the meeting, it was noted with great satisfaction that a high level was achieved in multifaceted relations between Uzbekistan and the United States.

It was confirmed the importance of further development of large-scale cooperation, including the promotion of effective dialogue on strategic cooperation and the continuation of productive exchanges at various levels.

Particular attention was paid to the development of trade, economic, investment and innovative cooperation, the expansion of the activities of leading American companies in the Uzbek market, the implementation of cooperative projects, first of all, in high-tech industries.

It was noted that there are ample opportunities for the activation of cultural and humanitarian ties, including programs for teaching English to young people in our country and training qualified teachers.

Opinions were exchanged on the most important issues of regional cooperation. The practical results of the ministerial meeting, which took place yesterday in the format “USA and Central Asian countries” (“S5+1”), were positively assessed.

Directions such as promoting the sustainable development of the countries of the region, improving the business and investment environment, development of “green” energy, implementation of joint educational programs were shown.

Significant importance is attached to the meeting of the hadli agreement on trade and investment (TIFA), which will be held in Samarkand this month.

Issues related to extensive international cooperation were also considered regarding the establishment of peace in Afghanistan.

A unanimous opinion was expressed about the inadmissibility of the aggravation of the situation in this country and the escalation of the humanitarian crisis, the need to actively use the UN space to develop an algorithm for solving existing problems, as well as the importance of supporting regional infrastructure projects to facilitate the peace process and the restoration of the Afghan economy.