TASHKENT, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation over strengthening bilateral relations, according to a statement by the press service of the president of Uzbekistan on Thursday.
"The conversation focused on further expansion of the multifaceted uzbek-russian cooperation and deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance," the press service said in a statement.
Both sides reviewed the progress of the agreements reached during the state visit of Vladimir Putin to Uzbekistan on May 26-28 of this year.
According to the statement, particular attention was paid to coordinated measures aimed at increasing trade turnover, developing cooperative ties between leading enterprises and regions of both countries, and implementing joint investment projects and humanitarian programs.
On the same day, the Kremlin also issued a statement regarding the above telephone conversation, stressing that both sides have confirmed their intention to consistently strengthen the alliance and strategic partnership between Russia and Uzbekistan.
The statement revealed that the conversation was held at the initiative of the uzbek side. ■