On July 24, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The President of Kazakhstan warmly congratulated the President of Uzbekistan on his birthday and sincerely wished wellbeing and prosperity to the brotherly Uzbek people.

The Heads of State noted the importance of further building up multifaceted cooperation and strengthening the strategic partnership between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, first of all, filling them with new projects and programs.

The Presidents considered the schedule for the preparation of the upcoming bilateral and multilateral events at the highest level, including the Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia in early August in Turkmenistan.

The fruitful results of Tashkent International Conference on the Development of Connectivity of Central and South Asia were highly appreciated. Views were exchanged on the situation in Afghanistan.

UzA