During the meeting, the officials are to discuss both the political dialogue between Latvia and Uzbekistan, and the economic co-operation, including the transit of non-military cargo for the needs of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan.

The parties have also planned to talk about the presence of the European Union in Central Asian region, as well as the development of co-operation between NATO and the Central Asian countries, given the fact that the international operation in Afghanistan is one of the significant topics on the NATO agenda.

As from 1 July, the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia represents the EU member state Belgium in Uzbekistan, where the Latvian Embassy is one of the few EU member state missions. Beginning from 11 January 2011, the Embassy of Latvia in Tashkent will also take up the duties of the NATO Contact Point Embassy in Uzbekistan.

During the visit, Minister Ronis intends to meet with representatives from several Latvian companies working in the Uzbekistan market. For the Latvian Foreign minister, a meeting has been planned with the leading staff of the Europa House in Tashkent which acts as a focal point for the European Union and European Commission related matters by implementing informative functions and raising awareness of the EU programmes and initiatives.