Meetings in New York are continuing productively

    International cooperation 27 September 2024 176

    The visit of the delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan headed by Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov to New York to participate in the 79th session of the UN General Assembly continues.

    On the sidelines of the session, bilateral meetings were held with the heads of foreign ministries of the following countries:

    Tajikistan, Malaysia, Slovakia, Venezuela, Republic of Korea, Hungary, Burundi, Kazakhstan, Angola.

    Negotiations were held with the leadership of the following structures and organizations: UN Women, the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia, American Global Strategies, the Organization for Economic Cooperation, the American-Uzbek Chamber of Commerce, as well as the leadership of Citi, FedEx, Visa, JPMorgan, UrnexBrands, Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, Thermoplan.

    The meetings discussed issues of developing and strengthening cooperation in all areas of mutual interest, schedules of upcoming events in various formats, current topics on the regional and global agenda, and much more.

    Following the meetings, the following documents were signed:

    - Agreement on economic cooperation between Uzbekistan and Slovakia;

    - Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan and Hungary on cooperation in the field of diplomatic training;

    - A communique on the establishment of diplomatic relations between Uzbekistan and Burundi.

    Minister B. Saidov, together with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs M. Nurtleu, submitted to the UN Secretariat an agreement between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Kazakhstan on the demarcation of the Uzbek-Kazakh state border.

    Bakhtiyor Saidov took part in a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Turkic States, and also delivered a speech at the 79th session of the UN General Assembly. In his speech, the Minister called for closer global cooperation in solving pressing problems such as climate change, poverty, and technological inequality.

    The following key proposals were announced:

    - Reform the international financial system to empower developing countries;

    - Provide secure, accessible digital technologies for everyone;

    - International cooperation in combating climate change, especially in vulnerable regions of Central Asia;

    - Empowerment of women and youth;

    - combine efforts to combat terrorism and corruption;

    - expansion of transport corridors and economic ties in Central Asia and beyond;

    - Expansion of the Education Center for Afghan Citizens in Termez to a Global Training Center.