At the airport, the flags of the two countries were raised in honor of the guest, and an honor guard was lined up.

The President of Singapore and his spouse were welcomed by the Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Zulayho Makhkamova, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Bakhtiyor Saidov and the Acting Governor of Tashkent Shavkat Umurzakov.

The visit started from the “New Uzbekistan” park. The Singaporean delegation laid flowers at the Independence Monument and met with representatives of national cultural centers.

The main political events will take place tomorrow. Halimah Yacob will be in Uzbekistan until May 25. According to the agenda, she will also visit Samarkand.

It should be recalled that the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev paid a state visit to Singapore in January, when he invited the president of this country to Uzbekistan.

According to Wikipedia, Singapore’s president, prime minister and other dignitaries usually board regular passenger flights for travel. They mainly use the services of the national airline Singapore Airlines, depending on the route, they also fly on regular flights of other carriers.