President Raisi visits Uzbekistan to attend SCO summit

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Uzbekistan for an official bilateral meeting and to participate in the 22nd summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.Raisi is
accompanied by high-ranking political and economic officials.The President was seen off by Mohsen Qomi, the deputy chief of the Office of
the Leader of the Islamic Revolution for International Affairs, Mohammad Mokhber, his First Vice President, and a group of cabinet
members.Raisi was officially welcomed by Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the President of Uzbekistan
The two held a joint meeting of high-ranking delegations, signing 17 cooperation documents in the presence of the two presidents
Later, the two presidents held a private meeting.During the meeting, the Iranian president said despite severe sanctions imposed on Iran,
between the two countries, and there is readiness on our side
Bilateral relations in the field of commercial exchange, transit and transportation are other areas where we can increase the level of
facilities that exist in Iran.Referring to the conversation between the Iranian oil minister and Uzbek energy minister and the signing of a
emphasized the will that exists at the level of the leaders of the two countries to develop ties, expressing hope that the level of trade
Organization (SCO), which will start in Samarkand on Thursday
He will also hold meetings with leaders of some participating countries on the sidelines of the summit.Prior to leaving for Uzbekistan,
honorable President of Uzbekistan for an official bilateral meeting and participation in the 22nd summit of the Shanghai Cooperation
the region, and in the second step, we are pursuing the effective role of the Islamic Republic of Iran and an active presence in the
in the neighboring countries
He cited strengthening economic interaction and launching monetary and banking systems as examples in this endeavor.The President further
commercial and economic exchanges
Currently, the trade relations and exchanges between the two countries are at $500 million, which is perhaps the highest level in the last
three decades, but this amount is not enough from the point of view of the officials of Uzbekistan and our colleagues in the foreign
exchanges, transit, transportation and cultural cooperation among the capacities and fields of development of Iran-Uzbekistan relations,
explaining that the common civilizational sphere of the two countries can have a constructive effect in improving the level of bilateral
In the current round of the SCO summit, Iran is scheduled to sign a number of documents in the path to full membership
for the documents of this organization to be reviewed by the Foreign Ministry which has been done and the documents have been approved by
upcoming meeting of the SCO is to finalize these documents so that they can go through their legal path and be signed by the Iranian
minister of foreign affairs and the foreign ministers of the member states.The President also stated that on the sidelines of the SCO
summit, bilateral and multilateral meetings are planned with a number of heads of state participating in the meeting
bilateral, regional and international issues and we will try to bring our views closer to each other so that the role of the Islamic
comes while Iran is awaiting a U.S
sanctions imposed on Iran.In this regard, Mohammad Jamshidi, the deputy presidential chief of staff for political affairs, tweeted on