Ambassador of Uzbekistan presents credentials to King of Sweden

On Dec. 12, 2018, Nabijon Kasimov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uzbekistan to Sweden with residence in Berlin, presented his Credentials to King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, the press service of the Foreign Ministry reported.

During the conversation, the Swedish King recalled with great satisfaction his visit to the cities of Tashkent and Samarkand with his wife Queen Silvia in 1978. The trip left them with the warmest and vivid memories of Uzbekistan and deep impressions of the beauty of ancient Samarkand.

The king welcomed the ongoing reforms in our country and noted the presence of broad potential for the development of relations between Uzbekistan and Sweden. In particular, taking into account the rich historical and architectural heritage of Uzbekistan, as well as the unique culture and traditions of the Uzbek people, cooperation in the field of tourism can become promising.

After the presentation of credentials, separate meetings were held with the Swedish Foreign Ministry’s general director for trade Teppo Tauriainen, Deputy Director of the Department of Eastern Europe and Central Asia Martina Quick, as well as with representatives of the Swedish Investment and Trade Promotion Agency, representatives of Ericsson, Scania, Jambo Tours, TEMA and the non-governmental organization Silc.

The meetings discussed specific issues of further development and strengthening of multi-faceted bilateral partnership, including in the trade, economic, investment and tourism spheres.

It was agreed at the meeting that the delegation of the Swedish companies will visit Uzbekistan in February 2019.