On 5 December 2016 a telephone conversation of elected President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoev with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin took place at the initiative of a Russian side.

On 5 December 2016 a telephone conversation of elected President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoev with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin took place at the initiative of a Russian side.

The President of the Russian Federation congratulated Shavkat Mirziyoev with a victory in the presidential elections.

The Heads of state noted with contentment the current high level of Uzbek-Russian multifaceted relations, as well as positively assessed the planned and systemic implementation of the agreements, reached during the meeting at the highest level in Samarkand.


The parties underlined that productive and intensive contacts between different ministries, agencies, companies and other organizations are yielding their concrete practical results.


The leaders of Uzbekistan and Russia confirmed their firm willingness to consistently continue and develop relations of strategic partnership and alliance, to deepen trusted, open and constructive inter-governmental dialogue on the whole spectre of bilateral agenda, topical regional and international issues.

The conversation was held in a warm, friendly atmosphere.