Today, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received credentials of the newly appointed ambassadors of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ahmad Khalid Elmi, the Republic of India Santosh Jha, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Timothy Torlot, Japan Yoshinori Fujiyama and the French Republic Isabelle Servoz-Gallucci, the presidential press service said.
The head of the state sincerely congratulated ambassadors on the beginning of diplomatic activity in Uzbekistan and wished great success in implementation of this honorable and responsible mission.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev in his speech highlighted the prospects for further development of multifaceted cooperation with countries that are represented by the newly appointed ambassadors.
Deep satisfaction was expressed with the expansion and strengthening of relations of friendship and good neighborliness with Afghanistan. Intensification of the dialogue at the highest level between the two countries gave a powerful impetus to the dynamic development of the Uzbek-Afghan relations, which have great potential for enhancing mutual trade, implementing major projects in the field of energy, transport, logistics, communications, and education.
The head of our state praised the achieved level of the Uzbek-Indian strategic partnership, which was filled with new practical content following the state visit to India in October 2018 and the high-level talks held at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in January this year.
The President of Uzbekistan noted with satisfaction the significant intensification of cooperation between Uzbekistan and the UK at various levels.
Agreements are being implemented in oil and gas and chemical industries, geological exploration, finance, innovative technologies and healthcare. High praise was given to partnership achieved in education, in particular, creating Presidential schools in Tashkent and regions of Uzbekistan with participation of the University of Cambridge.
Uzbekistan attaches great importance to further strengthening and deepening the strategic partnership with Japan.
The growing dynamics of cooperation with Japanese companies and banks in various fields, including energy, geological exploration, the automotive industry, transport, telecommunications, infrastructure development, science, education, tourism, was highlighted.
Confidence was expressed that the summit meetings and talks to be held in Japan in December this year will help to raise all-round mutually beneficial cooperation to a qualitatively new level.
The head of our state noted with satisfaction that the official visit to France in October 2018 gave a qualitatively new content to the multifaceted Uzbek-French partnership. The practical implementation of promising projects in the field of geological exploration, solar energy, utilities, tourism and other industries has begun. The interest in further expanding cooperation in the fields of culture and art, science and technology, as well as health care was emphasized.
In conclusion, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev expressed confidence that the newly appointed ambassadors with their active diplomatic activities will make a worthy contribution to further strengthening of friendly relations, multifaceted and mutually beneficial cooperation with Uzbekistan.
