Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The visit to Uzbekistan and all the accompanying events turned out to be unexpectedly useful. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with the heads of the world's news agencies, organized by TASS.

It should be recalled that Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Uzbekistan at the end of May 2024.

According to him, the visit to Uzbekistan was "very useful, very useful." "Even unexpectedly for me," he noted.

Vladimir Putin also described his visit to Uzbekistan as "thorough, fruitful, and productive."

During the visit to Tashkent, the Council of Regions of the Russian Federation and Uzbekistan was held. "We have not yet had such a format with anyone," the Russian leader emphasized.

Putin mentioned that some Russian regional leaders enjoyed interacting even with the leadership of the renewed government of the Russian Federation in Tashkent, which was quite interesting.