“The historical, spiritual and cultural closeness of our peoples is an important factor in the development of bilateral relations,” President of Uzbekistan said.

In his turn, Yusuf Bin Alawai bin Abdullah expressed gratitude to President Islam Karimov for warm reception and confirmed the interest of the Sultanate of Oman in further development of bilateral cooperation with Uzbekistan in various spheres, UzA reported.

During the talks, the sides exchanged opinion on the perspectives of expansion of Uzbekistan-Oman relations and other topics of mutual interest.