President of Uzbekistan meets with the President of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly

    Uzbekistan 6 July 2021 6502

    On July 6, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the President of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly Volkan Bozkir.

    Views were exchanged on the current issues of the international and regional agenda. Prospects for enhancing multifaceted cooperation between Uzbekistan and the UN and its specialized agencies were discussed.

    The President of Uzbekistan noted with satisfaction the high level of interaction between the country and the institutions and structures of the Organization in such priority areas as achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, ensuring global and regional security, countering the current challenges and threats, including overcoming the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.

    Uzbekistan, as a member of the UN Human Rights Council, actively promotes important initiatives and participates in the implementation of the global agenda in this sphere.

    In recent years, on the initiative of the Uzbek side, several special resolutions of the General Assembly have been developed and adopted on such key issues as strengthening cooperation in Central Asia, sustainable development and support of tourism in the region, enlightenment and religious tolerance, creating a zone of environmental innovations and technologies in the Aral Sea region.

    President of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly Volkan Bozkir emphasized the growing authority of Uzbekistan in the international arena, primarily at the UN platform, as well as the wide support of the international community for the global and regional initiatives of Uzbekistan Leader.

    The development of partnership on the current aspects of economic and social development of the country and the Central Asian region, gender equality and youth support, including through parliaments, environmental protection, ensuring access to vaccines and others, was discussed at the meeting.

    The issues of peaceful settlement of the situation in Afghanistan were considered.

    Following the meeting, an agreement was reached to continue a close and effective dialogue between Uzbekistan and UN institutions on priority areas of mutually beneficial cooperation.