Uzbekistan and India strengthen strategic partnership through inter-parliamentary dialogue

Uzbekistan’s parliamentary delegation participated in the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum, held under India’s presidency.

Participants focused on ensuring human-centered development, the effective use of artificial intelligence and digital technologies, and strengthening inter-parliamentary cooperation.

Orzigul Qozikhonova, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Youth, Women, Culture, and Sports, delivered a report at the panel session “Innovations: Promoting Human-Centered Innovations in Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies through Parliamentary Potential”. She outlined Uzbekistan’s experience developing artificial intelligence and digital technologies, directing their capabilities toward human interests, and strengthening parliament’s role in this process.

As part of the forum, the delegation members held bilateral meetings with the Speaker of India’s Lower House of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Om Birla, and the head of the India – Uzbekistan Parliamentary Friendship Group, Ganesh Singh.

During the talks, the parties discussed issues of strengthening the strategic partnership between Uzbekistan and India, intensifying inter-parliamentary ties, and ensuring the practical implementation of the agreements reached.

The parties also exchanged views on systematizing the activities of interparliamentary cooperation groups, holding regular meetings, organizing mutual visits of parliamentary delegations, and expanding the exchange of experience.

Special emphasis was placed on fostering cooperation in trade-economic, educational and scientific-cultural spheres.

Norgul Abduraimova, UzA