The President of Kazakhstan congratulated Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the success of the referendum in Uzbekistan

President of Kazakhstan Kasim-Jomart Tokayev congratulated Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the successful holding of the referendum on amendments to the Constitution of Uzbekistan. According to the press service of the President, the heads of state communicated by phone on May 1. During the conversation, issues of implementation of high-level agreements and progress of major cooperation projects were discussed. At the beginning of the conversation, the President of Kazakhstan congratulated on the successful holding of the referendum on amendments to the Constitution of Uzbekistan on April 30. According to the preliminary results of the referendum, 15 million 40 thousand 55 (90.21 percent) of 19 million 722 thousand 809 citizens voted in favor of the question of whether to accept the Constitutional Law on the Constitution. Shavkat Mirziyoyev, in turn, congratulated the leader and brotherly people of Kazakhstan on the national holiday - Solidarity Day. During the dialogue, special attention was paid to the implementation of the decisions of the heads of state, first of all, to the preparation and implementation of cooperation programs in priority sectors. In this regard, governments were instructed to take measures to accelerate joint projects during the meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission to be held in Tashkent this week. The presidents of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan also discussed the plan of future events.