Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 21 March 2023, the Acting Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov had a phone conversation with the Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said in a statement. 

The parties confirmed their readiness to take joint measures to further intensify political dialogue, trade and economic cooperation, as well as cultural and humanitarian exchanges. 

They also discussed the events planned for 2023 in a bilateral format and within the framework of the India-Central Asia Dialogue.