The Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov yesterday in Washington met with National Security Advisor of the United States John Bolton, the Foreign Ministry said.
The parties reportedly considered a wide range of issues of mutual interest and the ways to expand the partnership ties. The Adviser John Bolton underscored Uzbekistan’s important role in launching the inter-Afghan peace dialogue, Afghanistan’s socio-economic rehabilitation and its connectivity into the Central Asian region.
“The United States applauds Uzbekistan reforms, National Security Advisor John Bolton said after the meeting with Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Karimov in Washington D.C.
Excellent meeting today with Uzbekistan’s FM Kamilov. We discussed a wide range of common interests and how to best advance our partnership. We applaud Uzbek reforms and their positive impact on all of Central Asia and look forward to deepening US-Uzbek cooperation, he said in his Twitter account.
As reported earlier, the Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov is currently visiting the U.S. as the lead of a large delegation to participate in the second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedoms in Washington and other events aimed at developing bilateral trade, economic, financial and investment ties.