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Uzbekistan, Russia exchange views on co-op issues

Uzbekistan Materials 21 January 2017 14:56 (UTC +04:00)
Delegations of foreign ministries of Uzbekistan and Russia exchanged views on topical issues of bilateral cooperation within the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) during political consultations held in Tashkent.
Uzbekistan, Russia exchange views on co-op issues

Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Jan. 21

By Demir Azizov – Trend:

Delegations of foreign ministries of Uzbekistan and Russia exchanged views on topical issues of bilateral cooperation within the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) during political consultations held in Tashkent, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry’s press service said.

Delegations of the two countries also considered the preparation for the upcoming meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers in Tashkent and activities within the bilateral cooperation.

The Russian delegation was headed by the country’s Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily Nebenzya.

Relations between Uzbekistan and Russia are characterized as strategic partnership in the wide range of cooperation in political, economic and humanitarian spheres.

The expansion of economic and investment ties is the priority area of Uzbek-Russian comprehensive dialogue. Russia is one of Uzbekistan’s big trade partners.

More than 900 joint enterprises with Russian capital operate in Uzbekistan, and representative offices of 85 firms and companies of Russia have been opened in the country. Moreover, over the recent years, Russian investments in Uzbekistan’s economy amounted to more than $6 billion.

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