A meeting between the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin took place at the Kuksaroy Residence in a contracted format.

At the beginning of the conversation, the President of Uzbekistan, warmly welcoming the distinguished guest, emphasized that the President of Russia was paying one of his first foreign visits after his re-election to Uzbekistan.

At the meeting, issues of further developing and deepening comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance between Uzbekistan and Russia were discussed.

It was emphasized that in preparation for the current visit, parliamentarian meetings, political consultations, the Innoprom exhibition, conferences of rectors of leading engineering and technical universities and heads of reputable medical institutions of the two countries were fruitfully held in Tashkent, and the events of the Russian Art Week continue in Tashkent.

The growing dynamics of trade and economic cooperation were noted with satisfaction. The volume of trade turnover and Russian investment in Uzbekistan is growing, and industrial collaboration is developing. The portfolio of joint projects amounted to $45 billion.

An agreement was reached to launch a Joint Investment Platform to support joint projects of leading enterprises.

The presidents stated the importance of further developing interregional cooperation.

The heads of the two states will chair the first meeting of the Council of Regions of Uzbekistan and Russia today.

The leaders also substantively considered the development of mutually beneficial cooperation in energy, including nuclear, agriculture, innovation, migration, security, and others.

The development of diverse cultural and humanitarian exchanges was highly appreciated. During the visit, a Cultural Cooperation Program will be adopted.

Special attention was paid to cooperation in education and training engineering personnel. Agreements were reached regarding opening branches of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University and the All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade in Uzbekistan.

The heads of state also exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual interest.

UzA