Photo of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Photo of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

MINSK, 13 June (BelTA) – Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov held a series of meetings and events on 13 June, the first day of his official visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Talks with Uzbekistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Bakhtiyor Saidov were the key event of the visit program. The parties acknowledged the high level of bilateral relations based on agreements between the leaders of the two countries.

The parties reached several agreements: to develop a comprehensive roadmap for cooperation in the coming years,  review of the Belarus-Uzbekistan legal framework to update the institutional foundations of cooperation, and create a joint fund to finance investment projects.

The parties discussed trade and economic cooperation and high-level agreements in detail. Maksim Ryzhenkov emphasized Uzbekistan’s key role in the region and the potential to localize Belarusian production within the country.

The parties exchanged views on international and regional agendas, highlighting the importance of cooperation within the UN, CIS, and SCO, their similar approaches to shaping a multipolar world order, and the need for mutual support on international platforms.

During the talks, a schedule of events was agreed upon. It includes: the highest-level and high-level visits, a joint intergovernmental commission meeting on Belarus-Uzbekistan bilateral cooperation in Minsk, a Belarus-Uzbekistan educational forum in Tashkent, the 3rd inter-regional forum in Belarus, a tourism forum in Uzbekistan, and Days of Culture and Art in both countries.

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