Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Director of the International Institute of Central Asia (MICA) Javlon Vakhabov held a meeting with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Asia, head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) Kakha Imnadze.

During the conversation, an exchange of views took place on the development of processes in Central Asia, the C5+1 formats, prospects and forms of interaction between UNRCCA and IICA.

Kakha Imnadze expressed gratitude to the policy of good neighborliness and openness pursued by the Head of Uzbekistan, aimed at rapprochement with the countries of Central Asia. According to him, thanks to such a constructive course, over the past few years, unique conditions have been created for strengthening relations between the countries of the region.

During the conversation, the diplomat spoke about the main activities of UNRCCA, based on the mandate of this organization. Thus, the diplomat identified the sphere of politics and security, issues of water resources in the region, the development of dialogue between women and youth, as well as resolving the situation in Afghanistan as priority areas.

At the end of the meeting, Kakha Imnadze expressed his readiness to continue to maintain constant contacts with MICA, actively participating in the Institute’s events, as well as to promote the development of cooperation between IICA and regional analytical structures within the framework of the Central Asian Expert Forum in the interests of strengthening peace, security and prosperity in Central Asia.