Tashkent, Brussels to further continue dialogue on human rights
Uzbekistan and the European Union have exchanged views on a
range of different human rights issues, including the treatment of
detainees, freedom of expression, freedom of association and
women's rights, said the message from the European External Action
Service.
The discussions were held during the ninth round of the annual
Dialogue on Human Rights held by the EU and Uzbek delegations.
The Dialogue on Human Rights was held in Tashkent as part of the
meeting of "Uzbekistan-EU" subcommittee for justice, home Affairs,
human rights and related issues, said the message.
The Uzbek delegation was led by Minister for Justice Muzraf
Ikramov, who was accompanied by Akmal Saidov, director of the
National Centre for Human Rights, and other senior officials. The
EU delegation was led by Toivo Klaar, head of Central Asia Division
at the European External Action Service.
The EU welcomed the significant progress that has been made on the
elimination of the use of child labour, and encouraged Uzbekistan
to continue working with the International Labour Organisation on
forced labour issues.
The next round of the EU-Uzbekistan Human Rights Dialogue is
expected to take place in Brussels in 2016.
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