Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Afghanistan Ismatulla Irgashev met with Deputy Foreign Minister for Management and Resources of Afghanistan Naheed Esar.

On December 16, 2019, Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Afghanistan Ismatulla Irgashev met with Deputy Foreign Minister for Management and Resources of Afghanistan Naheed Esar.

At the meeting, Uzbekistan’s efforts to resolve the Afghan crisis, the priority areas of the country’s policy on economic reconstruction of Afghanistan were discussed.

Naheed Esar praised the policy pursued by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the wide integration of Afghanistan into the regional process, on practical assistance in full implementation of various infrastructure projects initiated by Uzbekistan.

It was emphasized that Uzbekistan is an example in providing effective assistance to Afghan people. It was noted that the recent arrival at the Education Center in Termez of a new group of students (148 people) testifies to the long-term nature of cooperation in education.

The Afghan side is ready to continue to actively cooperate with Uzbekistan on training national personnel, the Afghan diplomat concluded.

The meeting was attended by the Ambassador of Afghanistan Ahmad Khalid Elmi.