Sergey Lavrov Visits MGIMO-Tashkent

Sergey Lavrov Visits MGIMO-Tashkent

16 January 2020

January 16th, in the framework of his visit to Uzbekistan, the Acting Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov visited MGIMO’s Tashkent branch.

The Minister was taken on a tour of the new MGIMO campus and gave a talk to students and faculty members of the branch, during which he spoke about the main issues on the international agenda, Russia’s foreign policy and the most promising directions for Russian-Uzbek cooperation. Sergey Lavrov also took questions from the audience.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan A.Kamilov and the State Advisor to the President of Uzbekistan, Rector of the University of World Economy and Diplomacy A.Abduvakhitov also participated in the meeting at the MGIMO branch.

During his trip to Uzbekistan, S.Lavrov was received by the President of Uzbekistan S. Mirziyoyev. The sides reviewed the current state of bilateral relations and exchanged views on international and regional relations.

— See the MGIMO web-site for russian version