Shavkat Mirziyoyev to pay a return visit to Belarus

On January 30, 2019, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Ilhom Nematov met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus Leonid Marinich, the press service of the MFA reported.

During the conversation, the results of bilateral relations in 2018 and promising areas for their further development in 2019 were discussed.

As emphasized, the official visit of President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on September 12-14, 2018 to Uzbekistan and his talks with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev raised cooperation between our countries to a new level, filling it with concrete practical content.

During the visit, 94 bilateral trade contracts worth $259.2 million and 19 investment documents worth more than $54 million were signed. Over the past year, trade between our countries amounted to $419.9 million, showing an increase of 130%.

In this context, the proposals of the parties on the unconditional implementation of agreements reached at the highest level and agreements signed during the visit were considered.

At the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the return visit of the head of our state to Belarus, as well as the schedule and agenda for the next meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission, inter-MFA political consultations, the Joint Forum of Business and Interregional Cooperation and on the Tourist Forum.

The parties discussed other relevant issues of mutual interest.