Mirziyoyev receives Charles Michel in New York

The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, received the President of the Council of Europe, Charles Michel, on September 18th in the residence allocated to him as part of his visit to New York. This was reported by the press service of the head of state.

It is noted that the meeting discussed the issues of further expansion of multifaceted cooperation between Uzbekistan and the European Union, primarily in the political, trade-economic, investment, and humanitarian spheres. It is particularly noted with satisfaction that bilateral relations have reached a very high level today.

"The visit of the head of the European Council to Uzbekistan, summits in the format of 'EU - Central Asia,' the international conference on interdependence, and economic forums were successfully held. Since the beginning of the year, Uzbekistan's trade volume with EU countries has increased by 35%, major investment projects are being implemented together with leading European companies, and important cultural events are being organized," the report said.

During the meeting, the issues of speedy adoption of the Extended Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, the creation of favorable conditions for increasing mutual trade and investments, and deepening cooperation in the main sectors of the economy, including the adoption of long-term bilateral documents, were discussed.
The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, noted that the leader of Uzbekistan is playing a leading role in promoting regional cooperation, strengthening trust, good neighborliness, and partnership relations in Central Asia.

At the meeting, special attention was paid to the development of effective international transport corridors, particularly the Trans-Caspian multimodal route. The situation in Afghanistan, including efforts to provide humanitarian aid to the Afghan people, was also discussed.

The plan of future multilateral activities was also discussed.