President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received credentials from the Ambassadors of the People's Republic of China Yu Jun, Malaysia Ilham Tua Bin Illias, Great Britain Timothy Smart, Turkmenistan Shodurdy Meredov and the People's Republic of Bangladesh Mohammed Monirul Islam.

The head of our state sincerely congratulated the newly appointed heads of foreign diplomatic missions on the official start of their activities in Uzbekistan.

The leader of Uzbekistan emphasized that in the context of growing geopolitical tensions in the world, weakening mutual trust, when new hotbeds of conflicts arise in different regions, threats to security and sustainable development increase, Uzbekistan is actively pursuing an open and pragmatic foreign policy.

Relations with all countries of the world based on mutual respect and practical cooperation are developing systematically. The multilateral partnership with the United Nations, other authoritative international organizations and regional structures is being strengthened.

At the end of the ceremony, the President of Uzbekistan wished the ambassadors great success in their responsible and honorable mission, urging them to work more actively and travel to the regions more often to bring relations between our countries and peoples to a higher level.

The diplomats expressed their gratitude for the warm welcome, the conditions created for their fruitful activities and assured that they would apply all their knowledge and efforts for the further development of bilateral ties.