On October 17, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan Orkhan Sultanov, who is in our country on a working visit, the press service of the President of Uzbekistan reports.
At the beginning of the meeting, the head of the Azerbaijani department conveyed sincere greetings and best wishes from the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to the leader of our country.
The issues of further deepening the Uzbek-Azerbaijani relations of alliance and multifaceted cooperation in the context of implementing the agreements at the highest level were discussed.
The ongoing intensive contacts and fruitful exchanges at various levels, the observed steady growth in mutual trade and investment indicators, the steps taken by the parties to support and accelerate cooperation projects, and the holding of events in the cultural and humanitarian sphere were noted with particular satisfaction.
Attention was drawn to the importance of strengthening close interdepartmental cooperation and effective coordination of special services in the fight against terrorism, extremism and radicalism, cybercrime and other modern security challenges.
Issues of expanding practical cooperation aimed at assisting the economic development of Afghanistan were also discussed.