Tashkent, Uzbekistan, April 4
By Demir Azizov- Trend:
The Uzbek Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting Apr.4 with the delegation of the Foreign Ministry of Netherlands led by Special Envoy for UN Affairs Jan-Paul Dirkse, Uzbek Ministry's message said.
The state of bilateral relations in various fields was reviewed during the meeting, according to the message.
"The first round of political discussions between the two foreign ministries held in December 2015 allowed to focus on the most promising areas of cooperation of mutual interest and to expand the Uzbek-Dutch agenda," said the message.
The parties also discussed the practical aspects of preparations for the upcoming contacts at various levels, including the agricultural and other sectors.
Special attention was paid to the issues of cooperation within the UN, where the candidacy of Netherlands has been nominated as the UN Security Council non-permanent member in 2017-2018.