On November 16, 2018, a delegation of the Republic of Uzbekistan led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dilshod Akhatov attended the eighth annual meeting of deputy foreign ministers of Central Asian countries.

On November 16, 2018, a delegation of the Republic of Uzbekistan led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dilshod Akhatov attended the eighth annual meeting of deputy foreign ministers of Central Asian countries.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, representatives of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, as well as UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Miroslav Jenca, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, the Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia Natalia Gherman discussed current issues of intra-regional and transnational challenges to stability and security in the region.