U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who attended the “С5+1” Ministerial Meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan on February 28, has arrived in Tashkent.

Mr. Blinken has met with the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The parties discussed issues of further developing regional cooperation and partnership.

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It should be noted that the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is paying his first official visit to Uzbekistan and Central Asia in general.

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Utkir Alimov, Bekhruz Khudoyberdiyev,

Photos by Nasirjon Haydarov, video by Nishonboy Abduvoitov, UzA