Tashkent hosted the first consultations in the consular sphere between Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan.
According to Uzbekistan MFA, at the meeting, the parties, noting the absence of any controversial issues between the two countries in the consular-legal sphere, discussed the prospects for further cooperation, as well as current interaction between law enforcement agencies of the two countries.
Special attention was paid to migration issues, legal assistance in civil, family and criminal cases.
Following the negotiations, a Protocol on holding consultations was signed, regulating the implementation of agreements reached in a consular-legal sphere by concerned departments of the two countries.
Representatives of consular services of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Justice, Internal Affairs, Labor, Prosecutor General's Offices, Border Services of the two countries, as well as the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Tashkent attended the negotiations.
