President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia Edgars Rinkevics at the Oqsaroy on May 16.

The head of state noted at the start of conversation that the regular Uzbek-Latvian interstate dialogue all over the extensive agenda allows as much for the discussion of practical issues in bilateral and multilateral interaction as for the candid exchange of views and evaluations across pressing regional and international concerns.

With joint efforts our two countries have garnered a considerable expertise in mutually advantageous cooperation in a great variety of spheres, including that in the format of Uzbekistan-European Union as well as within international institutions and regional organizations. Latvia is Uzbekistan’s third most important trade partner among EU member nations, backed by a steadfast growth in the bilateral trade turnover that reached 243.2 million US dollars in 2012.

A critical component of interaction between Uzbekistan and Latvia is cooperation in transport communications; the two sides endeavor to materialize the remarkable transit capacities they boast.

Edgars Rinkevics expressed sincere gratefulness to the President of Uzbekistan for a warm reception and confirmed the willingness of the Latvian leadership to further enhance the multifaceted cooperation on a long-term and pragmatic basis. Also, other issues of shared interest were addressed during the meeting at the Oqsaroy. (Source: Press service of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan)

Ministers of foreign affairs of Uzbekistan and Latvia discussed actual issues

On May 16, 2013, the Minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Abdulaziz Kamilov has met the Minister of foreign affairs of Latvian Republic Edgar Rinkevichs, arrived to our country with official visit for holding bilateral meetings and negotiations. A way of agreement of the implementations, reached on results of bilateral meetings on a high level and other actual issues of Uzbek-Latvian relations, including the format of Uzbekistan-European Union have been discussed during the meeting.

Ministers admitted the importance of continuing the practice of regular inter-MFA consultations for considering the specific offers on further agreement of cooperation in political, trade-economical, cultural and humanitarian and other spheres.

Parties also exchanged their views on separate matters of international and regional problems.

An Ambassador of Latvian Republic Igors Apokins took part at the meeting. (Source: Uzreport agency)