Safoev meets with French senators
21/11/2018 18:19
Safoev meets with French senators
21/11/2018 18:19
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 21 November 2018, the First Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Oliy Majlis Sodyk Safoev held a meeting with the French Senators Andre Richard and Natalie Goulet.
During the meeting, issues of further development of inter-parliamentary relations, organization of the visit of representatives of the French business circles, as well as further cooperation between the cities of Tashkent and Strasbourg were discussed.
It was noted that the visit of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to France in October 2018 was an important impetus for deepening the dialogue of parliamentarians, during which issues of expanding inter-parliamentary cooperation between the two countries were also discussed.
Currently, the Inter-Parliamentary Group for Cooperation with the French Senate is successfully operating in the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and the France-Central Asia Inter-Parliamentary Group is functioning in the Senate of the French Republic. The delegation of the upper house of parliament took part in the celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, which took place in Paris on 11 November 2018.
The parties noted that large-scale reforms are being carried out in Uzbekistan, aimed at improving the well-being of the people. A wise and far-sighted policy pursued by the country’s leadership and a foreign policy based on the principles of friendship, mutually beneficial partnership and mutual consideration of interests ensure the success of democratic reforms and contribute to strengthening the country’s authority in the international arena.
The parties also discussed issues of further strengthening bilateral ties between the business circles of the two countries. It was emphasized that economic ties are developing fruitfully, France is one of the reliable economic partners of Uzbekistan in Europe. In Uzbekistan, 16 enterprises operate with the participation of French investors. In trade between Uzbekistan and France, the most favored nation is established.
The sides underlined the importance of holding the first Asian Forum on Human Rights in Samarkand on 22-23 November, in which French senators will also take part.
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