At the beginning of the conversation, the head of our state cordially congratulated Valentina Matvienko on her birthday, sincerely wishing her good health, prosperity and great success.

The active role of the parliaments of the two countries in expanding and strengthening Uzbek-Russian relations of comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance, and the implementation of agreements at the highest level were noted with particular satisfaction.

At the end of the conversation, the importance of further development of interparliamentary interaction, including within the framework of international and regional organizations, was emphasized.