At the Tashkent International Airport named after Islam Karimov, the Russian Foreign Minister was met by Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Vladimir Norov.

In accordance with the program, the Russian delegation will take part in a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States in Tashkent on July 28-29.

It is expected that during the visit the Russian delegation will also hold a number of bilateral talks.