Iranian and Uzbek foreign ministers meet on sidelines of Afghanistan neighbors meeting in Samarkand

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Thursday evening met with his Uzbek counterpart Bakhtiar Saidov, discussing issues of mutual interest and also common views of the two countries regarding Afghanistan.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Thursday evening met with his Uzbek counterpart Bakhtiar Saidov, discussing issues of mutual interest and also common views of the two countries regarding Afghanistan. Amirabdollahian, who is in Uzbekistan at the head of a delegation to participate in the 4th meeting of the Conference of Afghanistan’s Neighbors, held talks with Saidov on the sidelines of the meeting.
He thanked Uzbekistan’s government for its good holding and hosting of the 4th Conference of Afghanistan's Neighbors as well as the Iranian delegation attending the meeting.
He described the relations between the two countries in various areas, especially their economic cooperation and fields like transportation, transit and logistics, as important. Amirabdollahian pointed to the long-standing commonalities of Iran and Uzbekistan and their potential to improve their relations.
He added given that the two nations’ high-level officials are determined to expand cooperation, it is necessary that they use their existing possibilities to grant the wishes of the presidents of Iran and Uzbekistan.
The Iranian foreign minister stressed the need for coordination between the Foreign Ministries of both sides to exchange high-ranking delegations.
In the meeting, Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister Bakhtiar Saidov for his part thanked Amirabdollahian and his entourage for accepting the invitation to attend the 4th Conference of Afghanistan’s Neighbors in the historical city of Samarkand. Saidov further exchanged views with Amirabdollahian over the latest state of political, economic, commercial, transport and transit relations as well as the exchange of delegations at high levels between the two countries.