MINSK, 15 September (BelTA) - On the sidelines of the SCO summit in Samarkand, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei met with Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov in Samarkand on 14 September, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"The parties discussed cooperation within the framework of the regional integration and international organizations, topical issues of Belarusian-Uzbek economic cooperation, status of implementation of the decisions of the 9th meeting of the intergovernmental commission on cooperation with Uzbekistan held in Minsk in August 2022, and other issues of mutual interest," the ministry said.
Vladimir Makei lauded the active work of Uzbekistan within the framework of the presidency in the SCO, including the efforts to promote a number of promising initiatives, and also thanked for the support of Belarus in its willingness to become a full member of this organization.
