On Thursday, Sept. 20, FM of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov received Niels Annen, the Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, who is on a working visit in Uzbekistan, the MFA press service said.
During the meeting, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, the sides discussed key issues on bilateral agenda, prospects for developing cooperation in various realms.
It is stated that scheduled high-level visits between Uzbekistan and Germany in 2019 will open a new page in bilateral contacts, deepen mutually beneficial relations in political, trade-economic, investment, cultural-humanitarian and other spheres, create necessary conditions for attracting advanced German technologies to Uzbekistan.
Furthermore, the sides exchanged views on the agenda of upcoming intergovernmental, interdepartmental, inter-parliamentary contacts and other joint events. In this context, participation of the German delegation at the roundtable discussion titled “Regional initiatives of Uzbekistan and the role of Germany in ensuring security and sustainable development in Central Asia”, held on September 19 in Tashkent, once again confirms the interest of the two countries in further consolidation of multifaceted cooperation.
The Uzbek and German officials also considered preparations for the inter-MFA political consultations, which are planned for November 2018.
