Uzbek President, Head of US CENTCOM discuss expansion of military co-op
By Trend
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the head of Central Command of The US Armed Forces, General Joseph Votel, Trend reports with reference to the presidential press service.
The American military arrived in country to attend the conference of chiefs of the general staffs of Central and South Asia countries.
"Special attention was paid to the expansion of Uzbek-US military and military-technical cooperation and interaction in the field of security at the meeting," the press service stated.
Uzbek president noted that the conference of chiefs of staff of Armed Forces of Central and South Asia, organized by Central Command of The US Armed Forces that held for the first time in Uzbekistan, is a platform for discussing and developing joint approaches to solving one of the most acute problems of - the armed conflict in Afghanistan.
The commander of Central Command of The US Armed Forces expressed the hope that the parties would be able to work out a strategy for developing and deepening constructive partnership for the sake of peace and prosperity in the region based on the results of the planned event.
Earlier Votel, while speaking in the Senate of Congress, announced the desire of the United States to ensure that Central Asian countries refused military procurement from Russia and switched to contracts with The US.