The President of Uzbekistan and the Emir of Qatar agreed to bring bilateral relations to the level of strategic partnership

A meeting took place between the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the press service of the head of our state reports.

At the beginning of the conversation, the head of Uzbekistan sincerely congratulated the emir and the friendly people of Qatar on their national holiday – Independence Day.

In turn, the Emir of Qatar thanked the leader of our country for the high level of organization of the International Anti-Corruption Award ceremony in Tashkent, as well as the warm hospitality provided.

Issues of further strengthening the political dialogue, expanding trade, economic, investment, cultural and humanitarian cooperation between the two countries were discussed.

The ongoing intensive contacts and exchanges at all levels were noted with satisfaction. This year, diplomatic missions of the two countries opened in the cities of Tashkent and Doha. The volume of mutual trade is growing, and the implementation of major projects has begun with the participation of leading Qatari companies.

Particular attention was paid to promoting new joint investment projects, in particular in the fields of green energy, industry, agriculture, infrastructure development, the banking and financial sector, education, healthcare, and tourism.

Ways to further expand cooperation in the field of transport and logistics were considered. In particular, the Qatari side expressed full support for the Trans-Afghan Railway construction project.

The importance of organizing the first meetings of the joint Intergovernmental Commission, Business Council and Business Forum in February 2024 in Doha was emphasized.

The parties also discussed issues of holding cultural and humanitarian events next year.

In order to ensure the timely implementation of agreements, the leaders of Uzbekistan and Qatar advocated the creation of a Coordination Council at the level of the heads of the foreign affairs departments of the two countries.

The initiative of the head of our state to create a Regional Anti-Corruption Center in Uzbekistan under the auspices of the UN was supported.

An exchange of views on current issues on the international and regional agenda also took place.

This concluded the working visit of Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to our country; he left for Qatar.