President Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday hosted the visiting OSCE Secretary-General Thomas Greminger, UzA said. Shavkat Mirziyoyev congratulated Ambassador Thomas Greminger. on his appointment as Secretary General, highlighted Uzbekistan's interest in more active interaction with the OSCE, achieving mutual understanding on all matters under the OSCE’s mandate.
The visit of the OSCE Secretary General and his participation in the regional security conference in Samarkand is regarded as confirmation of the interest of the Organization towards the ongoing fundamental reforms in all araeas in Uzbekistan, including democratization, ensuring human rights, freedoms and interests, improving investment climate, and other key areas, the statement added.
Thomas Greminger highly commended Uzbekistan’s consistent and constructive steps towards strengthening ties with neighboring countries, including with Afghanistan. The distinguished guest expressed his confidence that the outcomes of the upcoming Samarkand conference, unprecedented in terms of the number of participants and representation, will make it possible to open new page of regional cooperation, strengthen mutual understanding and trust in this strategically important region.
The guest especially noted that the priority areas of Uzbekistan’s Five-Year Development Strategy are fully in line with the goals and priorities of the OSCE: security, economic-environmental and human dimensions.
The Secretary General reasserted OSCE is ready to support and readiness in Uzbekistan for long-term cooperation, exchange of experience and technical assistance for implementation of reforms.
