Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Jan.21
By Demir Azizov- Trend:
Pamela Spratlen, appointed US Ambassador to Uzbekistan, on Jan.21 handed over copies of credentials to Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov, said the Uzbek foreign ministry.
The US Senate approved Pamela Spratlen's appointment as the ambassador to Uzbekistan in December.2014. Spratlen has served as the head of the US diplomatic mission in Kyrgyzstan since 2011.
During the talks at the foreign ministry, the sides discussed the state of relations between Uzbekistan and the United States, the implementation of agreements reached within the fifth round of bilateral political consultations held in early December 2014 in Tashkent.
Particular attention was paid to the promising areas of cooperation development in the political, trade and economic, cultural and humanitarian and other fields. Both sides also exchanged views on some issues of international and regional policy.
Spratlen succeeded George Krol, who now heads the US diplomatic mission in Kazakhstan.
Edited by CN