Following the Uzbek-Italian summit talks, a solemn ceremony of assigning the name of the city of Rome to one of the streets of Samarkand was held at the International Congress Center.
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev said that this decision was taken in view of deep historical and cultural ties, the current high level of relations of strategic partnership, as well as a sign of friendship and mutual respect between the peoples of Uzbekistan and Italy.