Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 30 January 2024, the Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Afghanistan Ismatulla Irgashev held a meeting with the newly appointed Ambassador of Canada Alan Hamson.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the current state of bilateral cooperation on Afghanistan. Mutual interest in maintaining regular dialogue on Afghanistan was emphasized.

The sides noted with satisfaction that the positions and approaches of Tashkent and Ottawa to resolving the Afghan issue coincide.

The upcoming meeting of special representatives for Afghanistan in February chaired by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Doha was also discussed.

The parties expressed their readiness to continue a constructive dialogue in the Afghan direction.