14 March 2025

President of Uzbekistan held a meeting with the Mayor of Paris

As part of the state visit to France, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, the press service of the head of our state reports.

At the beginning of the conversation, the head of our state sincerely congratulated the mayor of the capital on the successful holding of the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, and also thanked her for naming one of the streets of Paris after Samarkand.

In turn, Anne Hidalgo expressed gratitude to the leader of Uzbekistan for assistance in ensuring public safety during the Olympic events.

At the meeting, the historical results of the current visit of the President of Uzbekistan were noted with deep satisfaction, during which the multifaceted relations between the two countries rose to the level of strategic partnership.

Issues of intensifying practical interaction and exchanges between Tashkent and Paris on the basis of the adopted agreement were discussed.

This concerns the exchange of experience in the field of urban planning, the creation of ‘green’ zones, the development of public transport, digitalization, as well as the modernization and sustainable operation of urban communications.

In addition, issues of mutual holding of exhibitions, days of culture and art, tourist gastronomic festivals were considered.

At the end of the meeting, an official ceremony of naming one of the streets of Paris after Samarkand took place.

The head of our state and the mayor of Paris also signed a joint document on the stay of the President of Uzbekistan in the city of Paris as an honorary guest. This commemorative certificate will be exhibited in the museum fund of the mayor’s office.