At the beginning of the conversation, the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan sincerely congratulated Mikhail Mishustin on his confirmation as Chairman of the Russian Government and wished him new success in this responsible government position.

Confidence was expressed in the close interaction of the governments in order to fulfill the important tasks set by the Heads of the two states to further strengthen the Uzbek-Russian relations of comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance, including the development of trade-economic cooperation.

Earlier, the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan sent a congratulatory message to his Russian counterpart on his confirmation to the post of head of the Russian Government.