The trilateral meeting of the heads of Uzbekistan, the USA and Afghanistan delegations took place within the framework of the eighth ministerial conference of the forum “Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process”.

The trilateral meeting of the heads of Uzbekistan, the USA and Afghanistan delegations took place within the framework of the eighth ministerial conference of the forum “Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process”.

At the meeting, Uzbekistan was represented by the Special Representative of the President for Afghanistan Ismatulla Irgashev, USA – Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells and Afghanistan – Acting and Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Idrees Zaman.

At the meeting, the parties discussed issues of expanding trade between the Central Asian countries and Afghanistan, cooperation in promoting the socio-economic development of Afghanistan, as well as involving the IRA in the regional integration process.

The American and Afghan sides praised the steps taken by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to assist the Government of Afghanistan and the international community in advancing the peace political process, restoring the country’s socio-economic infrastructure and integrating the IRA into the Central Asian region.

The parties agreed to give regularity to tripartite consultations in order to discuss ways of cooperation for further deepening Uzbekistan – Afghanistan relations, as well as considering possibilities for material and technical stimulation of specific projects in the process of this cooperation.