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Much has been done in the relations between Belarus and Uzbekistan, but there is still room for progress. This was stated by the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting with the Chairperson of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan Tanzila Narbaeva, BelTA reports.

The head of state noted that the visit takes place in the year of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Belarus and Uzbekistan. "Much has been done, but there is room for progress in these difficult times, when international relations are at a turning point," the President characterized the level of cooperation.

According to him, Belarus is ready to develop relations and share any technologies. The head of state specifically noted the effective interaction between the two countries and mutual support in international platforms and regional associations, and expressed gratitude for the support in the issue of Belarus' accelerated accession to the SCO. "We will always support you, because your course towards peace, towards friendly relations with neighbors and other countries is also our course," Alexander Lukashenko noted.

The President believes that the Belarusian-Uzbek Women's Business Forum, which is taking place these days in Minsk, will play its role in the development of relations between the two countries. "I would very much like us to move towards regional cooperation (as with the Russian Federation, there is already experience), the basis of which is the economy. This is important for us, and even more important for Uzbekistan in terms of technology. Starting not with simple trade, but with enterprise cooperation, transferring our technologies to Uzbekistan - this would be very interesting for you. We are ready to work in this direction absolutely openly," Alexander Lukashenko emphasized.

The head of state noted that Belarus has a very warm attitude towards Uzbekistan and Uzbeks, who are similar to Belarusians in the main thing - they are very hardworking people who have had to overcome many trials in their history.

Speaking about his personal attitude towards the country, Alexander Lukashenko said that he has been closely observing the development of Uzbekistan for a long time and believes that the people are lucky with the current leader - President Shavkat Mirziyoyev: "You have a very good President. I tell him to his face: you must not let down the people who trust and believe in you so much."

"They are lucky in that he passionately wants to make life better for Uzbekistan and the Uzbek people," the Belarusian leader added. "Uzbekistan has a great future. And my advice to you is to try to keep your President for as long as possible. He needs time to unfold."

Alexander Lukashenko said that he had visited Uzbekistan many times, and not long ago, together with Shavkat Mirziyoyev, he visited the south of this republic, where there are stunningly beautiful places. The head of the Uzbek state again invited his Belarusian counterpart to his country, but, as the President of Belarus admitted, he would like to visit the mountainous regions of this country in winter: "I will try to break away in the near future to visit your mountains." In turn, Tanzila Narbaeva conveyed greetings from the President of Uzbekistan and an invitation to visit the country: the Belarusian leader is expected in Uzbekistan at the end of the current or the beginning of next year.

Source: belta.by