Publish Date: 18 June 2023 - 10:39

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – Ten cooperation documents were signed between Iran and Uzbekistan in the presence of the presidents of the two countries Ebrahim Raeisi and Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

The high-ranking officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Uzbekistan signed a joint declaration communiqué and 10 cooperation documents on Sunday afternoon. 

The preferential trade agreement and cooperation in the fields of transportation and transit, pharmaceutics, standards and insurance, joint free zones, technology and innovation, and agriculture, were signed between Iran and Uzbekistan. 

Raeisi officially welcomes Uzbek president

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi officially welcomed his Uzbek counterpart at the Saadabad complex in Tehran.

The presidents of Iran and Uzbekistan also held a private meeting with each other and then, they participated in the signing ceremony of cooperation documents between the officials of the two countries.

High-ranking delegations of the two countries also discussed ways to bolster bilateral cooperation.

Uzbekistan President Mirziyoyev arrives in Iran

Heading a high-ranking politico-economic delegation, Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Sunday morning.

Upon his arrival, he was welcomed by the Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Abbas Aliabadi at Mehrabad Airport.

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