Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Uzbekistan's Minister of Justice Akbar Toshkulov met with the UN Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees Ruvendrini Menikdiwela.

The meeting took place in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, as part of a conference on "Ending Statelessness in Central Asia."

During the discussion, the parties addressed issues of bilateral cooperation with the UNHCR and plans for future collaboration.

They exchanged views on documentation processes for individuals whose births were not registered and who lack identification documents, as well as on joint practical measures to reduce statelessness.

At the end of the meeting, an agreement was reached to further strengthen cooperation between the Ministry of Justice and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.