Bukhara hosts an International Forum on Global Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals.

The Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Martin Chungong, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Peter Lord Bowness, Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic Speaking Countries Altynbek Mamayusupov, heads and members of parliaments of foreign countries, inter-parliamentary organizations, representatives of Youth Parliaments, government bodies, international organizations, NGOs, media, experts from research institutes are attending the forum.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s congratulatory message was read out by the Chairperson of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis Tanzila Narbayeva.

It was noted that the forum will serve as a platform for discussing the participation of parliaments in achieving global goals, strengthening inter-parliamentary partnerships.

It was emphasized that the forum is being held as part of the initiative of the President of Uzbekistan on adopting a special UN resolution on enhancing the role of parliaments in achieving global development goals and ensuring human rights, which was announced at the 75th session of the UN General Assembly.

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Zarif Komilov, photos by Tokhir Istatov, UzA