Mr. Ahmed Attaf, Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs, received today at the Ministry's headquarters the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Mr. Bakhtiyor Saidov, who is on an official visit to Algeria.
On this occasion, Minister of State Ahmed Attaf held private talks with his Uzbek counterpart, followed by an expanded working session with the participation of members of the delegations of both countries.
These discussions provided an important opportunity to review and assess the pace of bilateral relations and the means to elevate them to higher levels, serving the mutual interests of both countries and their brotherly peoples.
In this context, the two ministers emphasized the importance of giving greater momentum to Algerian-Uzbek relations by creating mechanisms to frame bilateral cooperation, such as the establishment of a joint commission and a business council, while prioritizing a number of sectors including mining, energy, agriculture, trade and culture. They also stressed the importance of strengthening the legal framework for bilateral cooperation.
At the multilateral level, the two ministers exchanged views and analyses on a number of regional and international issues of common interest, particularly as Uzbekistan will assume the presidency of the Non-Aligned Movement starting next January. The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between Africa and Central Asia.
At the conclusion of these discussions, a signing ceremony took place for an agreement relating to visa exemption for holders of diplomatic passports, as well as a memorandum of understanding between the Diplomatic Institute and International Relations of Algiers and the University of World Economy and Diplomacy of Uzbekistan.