UZBEKISTAN DELEGATION MEETS WITH UN UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL

04.12.2019 12:08

On December 3, 2019, Uzbekistan delegation led by the Chairman of the Senate Committee of the Oliy Majlis Alisher Kurmanov met with the UN Under-Secretary-General, Director-General of the UN Office at Vienna and the Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime Yuri Fedotov, in Vienna.

The UN Under-Secretary-General noted with satisfaction the dynamically developing and strengthening partnership of the United Nations with Uzbekistan. It was emphasized that UNODC attaches great importance to deepening mutually beneficial cooperation with Uzbekistan in the fight against drug trafficking, transnational crime and international terrorism.

Yuri Fedotov praised the policy pursued by the President of Uzbekistan to ensure peace, stability and sustainable development in Central Asia, to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation with the countries of the region based on the principles of good-neighborliness, mutual understanding and consideration of each other’s interests. It was emphasized that, thanks to the established effective cooperation and intensification of joint efforts at the regional level, there has recently been a decrease in the increase in crime related to drug trafficking in Central Asia.

The UN Under-Secretary-General supported large-scale measures taken by Uzbekistan in the fight against corruption and money laundering. He expressed the readiness of UNODC to provide comprehensive assistance in practical implementation of the state anti-corruption program for 2019-2020, approved by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan in May.

Following the meeting, the parties confirmed their mutual readiness to develop long-term and systemic cooperation in countering modern global challenges and threats.

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