On May 2, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov met with the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Yury Fedotov, who arrived in Tashkent to attend the 11th meeting of the States Parties to the Memorandum of Understanding on Regional Cooperation in drug control.
According to MFA, at the meeting, issues related to prospects for further strengthening interaction between Uzbekistan and UN institutions, including with the Office on Drugs and Crime, were discussed.
The parties expressed satisfaction with the dynamic development of relations and confirmed their interest in building up cooperation in specific areas.
Uzbekistan currently has an anti-drug strategy formulated in the Comprehensive Action Program to Prevent Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking for 2016-2020. Serious attention is paid to increasing the effectiveness of international cooperation, which is based on relevant UN conventions, Security Council resolutions, decisions of the General Assembly and other bodies of the UN system, as well as mechanisms for bilateral and multilateral cooperation with foreign partners, regional and international organizations.
At the meeting, views were exchanged on some regional issues, including on the situation in Afghanistan. It was emphasized that a peaceful settlement in Afghanistan, its involvement in regional ties would create important conditions for the security and stable development of Central Asia.
The parties considered other issues of mutual interest.
UNODC Regional Representative for Central Asia Ashita Mittal attended the negotiations.
