Uzbek-Belarusian relations are successfully developing in the spirit of friendship and partnership

The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, who arrived in our country to participate in the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

At the beginning of the meeting, Alexander Lukashenko thanked the leader of Uzbekistan for the invitation and expressed his sincere gratitude for supporting the procedure for launching the admission of the Republic of Belarus to this authoritative international structure.

An exchange of views took place on topical issues on the bilateral agenda, the consistent expansion of multifaceted practical cooperation, international and regional politics.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev noted that Uzbek-Belarusian relations continue to develop successfully in the spirit of friendship and partnership.

Bilateral trade and economic cooperation is actively moving forward. The trade turnover between the two countries increased by 44 percent last year, and by another 12 percent over the first seven months of this year.

The parties agreed to speed up work on expanding the network of trading houses and logistics centers in the two countries, launching the Agroexpress project for the accelerated delivery of food, and introducing an electronic system for certification of the origin of goods.