The visit of the delegation of Uzbekistan to Iran took place

    International cooperation 13 March 2023 1849

    On March 11-12, 2023, a delegation of the Republic of Uzbekistan headed by Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Bakhtiyor Saidov visited the Islamic Republic of Iran.

    During the visit, the delegation of our country was received by the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ibrohim Raisi. Meetings were held with Foreign Minister Hussein Abdullahiyan, Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mehrdad Bazrposh, Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade of Iran, Co-Chairman of the Uzbek-Iranian Intergovernmental Commission Reza Fatemi-Amin.

    Prospects for strengthening Uzbek-Iranian cooperation in the fields of politics and diplomacy, trade and investment, transport and logistics were discussed at the talks. The parties discussed the preparations for the joint events planned for the current year. The sides exchanged views on the effective use of transport and communication capabilities of Uzbekistan and Iran to activate economic diplomacy.

    A business forum was organized in Tehran with the participation of heads of large Iranian companies, during which issues of implementing joint investment projects in the fields of pharmaceuticals, production of medical equipment and construction materials, chemical and textile industries, agriculture were discussed.

    During the visit, the delegation of Uzbekistan also held a meeting with the Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Khusrav Noziri. Various aspects of regional cooperation in the ECO space were discussed at the talks, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan reports.