Uzbekistan, EU announce qualitatively new level of ties

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of the Council of Europe Charles Michel have announced that bilateral relations reached a new level.

Uzbekistan President's website reports.

"During a warm and friendly meeting, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President Charles Michel have reaffirmed that in recent years the relations between Uzbekistan and the European Union have been elevated to a qualitatively new level and gained a comprehensive nature.

The parties welcomed the desire of the European Union to strengthen ties and interregional cooperation with Uzbekistan and Central Asia," the statement says.

The European side has reaffirmed its support for the policy of reforms carried out as part of the Strategy of Development of New Uzbekistan, and its hope that these are sustainable and irreversible.