Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- A delegation of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, headed by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on International Relations, Foreign Economic Relations, Foreign Investment and Tourism R. Alimov, visited the United States.

The visit was organized jointly with the Open World Leadership Center at the Library of Congress to promote parliamentary diplomacy.

Senators and deputies of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis met with their American colleagues in the US Congress and visited the state of Wyoming, where they got acquainted with the work of local authorities.

At the negotiations with the American side, detailed information was presented on reforms in Uzbekistan aimed at ensuring human rights and freedoms, the rule of law, transparency of government, development of civil society institutions, protection of private property and foreign investors, as well as liberalization of the economy.

During meetings with members of Congress T. Kelly, V. Gonzalez and K. Miller, the current state and prospects of bilateral relations, as well as cooperation within the framework of the Uzbekistan Caucus, including issues of further intensifying inter-parliamentary relations, were discussed.

Particular attention was paid to the issues of strengthening interaction between the parliaments of the two countries and involving members of other committees of the US House of Representatives in the activities of the Caucus.

During the exchange of views, prospects for the development of cooperation between relevant committees and apparatuses of the parliaments of Uzbekistan and the United States were also discussed.