On November 26, 2024, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov met with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Asia, Head of UNRCCA Kaha Imnadze, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva, and Deputy Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.

Central Asia remains a top priority in Uzbekistan’s foreign policy. The meeting focused on deepening political dialogue, expanding economic integration, strengthening environmental cooperation, enhancing transport connectivity, fostering people-to-people ties, and consolidating partnerships on Afghanistan.