INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier have spoked by telephone to discuss further relations
and cooperation in ensuring peace and the reconstruction of Afghanistan, the Uzbek press service stated on Monday.&The presidents of
Uzbekistan and Germany expressed their support for broader practical cooperation and the promotion of joint programs and projects to deepen
long-term partnership,& the statement said.&Special attention was given to regional cooperation, including in the framework of the efforts
to develop a constructive dialogue with the European Union,& it said.The pair ¬ed the importance of continued active cooperation to help
ensure a lasting peace and the socio-economic reconstruction of Afghanistan,& the statement said.Steinmeier congratulated Mirziyoyev and the
people of Uzbekistan on the 31st anniversary of national independence (marked on September 1), the press service said.The post Uzbek, German
presidents set to continue cooperation on Afghan reconstruction first appeared on Ariana News.
