Uzbekistan strategic partner for United States: Trump [PHOTO]
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President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with President of
the United States of America Donald Trump in the White House on May
16, the press service of the Uzbek president stated.
According to the statement, after the photographing ceremony, a
conversation took place between the heads of state in the Oval
Office.
Donald Trump greeted Shavkat Mirziyoyev with his first official
visit and noted that Uzbekistan is an important state and a
strategic partner for the United States.
"The authority of Uzbekistan is growing. It is an honor for us to
meet with you in the White House," the US president said.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev expressed gratitude for the invitation and
emphasized that the US is consistent in its support to
Uzbekistan.
"Relations between our countries have risen to a new level after
the presidential elections in Uzbekistan and the US. The Joint
Statement adopted today, titled 'Uzbekistan and the United States
of America: the beginning of a new era of strategic partnership',
speaks for itself and demonstrates our long-term aspirations," the
president of Uzbekistan said .
This meeting is especially significant considering it is taking
place in a new political environment, as both Shavkat Mirziyoyev
and Donald Trump almost simultaneously took office as
president.
Uzbekistan and the US exchanged visits of delegations on various
levels. The heads of state met in May 2017 in Riyadh and in
September in New York. During a telephone conversation in December
2017, Donald Trump invited Shavkat Mirziyoyev to pay an official
visit to the United States.
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