Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Today, on 11 April 2024, a meeting was held between the First Deputy Chairman of the Senate Sodyk Safoev and the OSCE PA delegation led by the Special Representative of the Assembly for Central Asia and Mongolia Farah Karimi.

During the meeting, a significant increase in the role of parliamentary diplomacy in the modern world was noted. The parties agreed that it is the bilateral and multilateral parliamentary dialogue that can contribute to strengthening international mutual understanding and trust, to mobilizing the efforts of the world community to solve regional and global problems.

It was also emphasized that in recent years, thanks to the large-scale political and economic reforms carried out in the Republic of Uzbekistan and the implementation of an updated foreign policy, the country’s interaction with the OSCE and its institutions has acquired a new quality.

The parties exchanged views on the state and prospects of cooperation in the field of environmental protection, ecology and rational use of water resources.

The importance of a regional approach in solving pressing issues in this area was emphasized, since the ecology and water resources of Central Asia are a single interconnected complex. In this context, representatives of the OSCE PA noted the importance of the joint initiative of the delegations of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to adopt a special Assembly resolution “Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Central Asia,” which contains specific recommendations for attracting the potential of international organizations to implement effective measures to solve pressing problems in the region.

During the conversation, members of the OSCE PA delegation were familiarized in detail with the progress in implementing the Development Strategy of Uzbekistan, increasing the role of representative authorities at all levels, as well as with the vision of the Uzbek side regarding solving problems in the field of the environment and the rational use of water resources.

During the meeting, the parties agreed to develop a systematic dialogue and active contacts within the OSCE PA.