Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 13 November, the Chairman of the Senate Committee of the Oliy Majlis on International Relations, Foreign Economic Relations, Foreign Investment and Tourism R. Alimov received the delegation of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) headed by the President and the organization's chief executive Anthony Bunbury, who arrived in Uzbekistan.

An exchange of views took place on the state and prospects of interaction, improvement of the legislative process, and exchange of mutually beneficial experience in the development of the electoral system.

Banbury highly appreciated the progress of reforms carried out under the leadership of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev within the framework of the Development Strategy of New Uzbekistan, in the implementation of which important tasks are also assigned to the country’s parliament.

He emphasized that the fundamental principles and priorities of IFES activities are in many ways similar and consonant with the goals of the democratic reforms being carried out in the republic.

He noted that the processes of adoption of the updated Constitution and early elections of the President of Uzbekistan clearly demonstrated the country’s enormous progress in improving election processes and legislation, as well as ensuring the voting rights of citizens.

The parties also discussed other issues of mutual interest.