TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, March 27. On March 27,
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received
the European Union delegation headed by the High Representative for
Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the
European Commission Kaja Kallas, Trend reports with reference to the press
service of the President of Uzbekistan.
According to the information, matters on expanding practical
cooperation and preparing for the upcoming joint events were
reviewed.
“Special attention was paid to the issues of holding the events
of the first summit “Central Asia – European Union” on April 3-4
this year in the city of Samarkand. In this context, the fruitful
results of the multilateral ministerial meeting held today in
Ashgabat were highly appreciated.
The importance was stressed on promoting mutually beneficial
cooperation between the two regions in such priority areas as trade
and logistics, including unlocking the potential of the
Trans-Caspian transport corridor, digitalization, “green” energy,
ecology, modernization of infrastructure, and in other areas
through the introduction of effective mechanisms for implementing
initiatives and projects.
Issues of further deepening of Uzbekistan’s relations with EU
institutions have been considered.
The issues of adopting a new Enhanced Partnership and
Cooperation Agreement and our country’s accession to the World
Trade Organization were discussed,” the press service says.