Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev appointed the new first deputy minister of foreign affairs of Uzbekistan.

According to the resolution of the President, Farhod Arziev was appointed to the post of First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan.

Prior to this appointment, Farhod Arziev worked as the Ambassador of Uzbekistan to India.

Ilkhomjon Nematov, who since November 2018 worked as the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Ministry of Uzbekistan.