Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 28 February 2024, the Special Representative of the President of Uzbekistan for Afghanistan Ismatulla Irgashev met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Türkiye Olgan Bekar.

The parties exchanged views on the results of the meeting of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Doha with special representatives of key countries and organizations for Afghanistan, and discussed the current situation in Afghanistan. During the meeting, the sides expressed their interest in further deepening cooperation on the issue of the Afghan settlement.

The parties spoke in favor of the need to continue humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people and coordinate efforts in this direction.

The Turkish Ambassador highly appreciated the efforts of Uzbekistan aimed at developing a consolidated regional position on Afghanistan and strengthening long-term peace and stability in this country.