During the talks, the sides considered the current state and perspectives of Uzbekistan’s cooperation with OSCE and the Uzbek-Finnish relations.

Alexander Stubb said Finland was interested in development of multilateral cooperation, including cooperation within international organizations.

Uzbekistan has been the member of the OSCE since the early years of independence. The cooperation with this structure covers areas like development of civil society institutes, strengthening regional security and stability, expansion of international economic and humanitarian relations and environment.

The foundations for the Uzbekistan-Finland relations were laid during the visit of the President Islam Karimov to this country in 1992.

Finland was the first EU state to ratify the Partnership and Cooperation Treaty, signed between Uzbekistan and the European Union.

The two countries cooperate not only within the OSCE and the EU, but also in the framework of the UN and the NATO’s Partnership for Peace program.