KABUL - A high ranking Uzbekistan delegation led by Foreign Minister AbdulAzizKamilov on Tuesday met with President Ashraf Ghani and stressed reduction in violence and establishment of a lasting peace in Afghanistan.
The Uzbek officials also announced conducting a conference titled “Regional connectivity, challenges and mutual opportunities” in Uzbekistan.
A statement from the Presidential Palace said President Ghani met with AbdulAziz Kamilov on Tuesday and both sides discussed expanding mutual relations, regional cooperation and the Afghan peace process.
The statement added the Uzbekistan officials invited President Ghani to participate in the “Regional connectivity, challenges and mutual opportunities” conference which is to be held in July in Tashkent, Uzbekistan’s capital.
The statement said President Ghani and Uzbekistan’s president Shavkat Mirziyoyev will participate in the July, 2021 conference along with Prime ministers of India and Pakistan, foreign ministers and representatives of the United States, Russia and the European Union.
According to the statement, both sides during the meeting discussed the economic and cultural agreements signed within the last two years between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.