Uzbekistan’s Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting with the Head of the European Union Delegation, Ambassador Charlotte Adrian.

The parties discussed the current issues of the bilateral agenda, as well as prospects for improving the effectiveness of the “European Union – Central Asia” cooperation format.

The main attention was paid to the issues of holding the First EU – Central Asia Ministerial Meeting on strengthening connectivity and sustainable development, in Samarkand, in July.

An agreement was reached to hold regular working meetings with the European side via videoconference to prepare for the above-mentioned conference in Samarkand, as well as to work out the visit of an expert delegation of the European Union to Uzbekistan in May for a thorough discussion of organizational and substantive issues of the event.

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