Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 27 October, the opening ceremony of the Honorary Consulate of Uzbekistan took place in Riga with the participation of the Ambassador of our country Kadambay Sultanov, Deputy Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Andrzejs Vilumsons, representatives of government agencies, business and public circles, Dunyo news agency reports.

The head of the Trading House of Uzbekistan in Riga, founder and head of Outdoor Media, Vladimir Galperin, has been appointed honorary consul of our country. During the ceremony, he was awarded the corresponding consular patent.

This is the first honorary consulate of Uzbekistan in the Baltics.

The new honorary consul will be actively involved in the process of assisting in protecting the rights and interests of citizens of Uzbekistan located in Latvia, promoting economic cooperation, attracting Latvian investments and tourists to our republic, increasing the export of domestic products to the markets of Latvia and other Baltic countries, assisting in organizing an orderly labor migration, development of cultural, humanitarian and other ties.

During the ceremony, it was especially noted that the opening of the Honorary Consulate of Uzbekistan in Riga, along with the start of the functioning of the representative office of the Latvian Investment and Development Agency in Tashkent, will make a great contribution to strengthening the institutional foundations of trade, investment, cultural and humanitarian cooperation between Uzbekistan and Latvia.

Currently, there are about 30 honorary consulates of Uzbekistan operating abroad.