The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the Supreme Spiritual Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei as part of his official visit to Iran.
The Head of our state expressed his gratitude for the warm welcome and sincere hospitality extended to the Uzbek delegation on the Iranian soil.
During the friendly and open conversation, the sides paid special attention to the development and consolidation of bilateral relations, and discussed the measures to further expand Uzbek-Iranian comprehensive cooperation.
The cultural and historical similarities of the two peoples over the centuries were highlighted.
The sides noted with satisfaction the growing dynamics of contacts and stressed the need to implement promising joint projects and programmes.
Practical steps to expand interaction in areas such as trade, innovation and high technologies, investment, industrial cooperation, transport and communications, tourism, and cultural and humanitarian exchanges were noted.
There was an exchange of views on pressing issues of the regional agenda.
The meeting took place in a warm and trusting atmosphere of constructive dialogue.