On June 25, Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the Russian Minister of Internal Affairs, Vladimir Kolokolsev, who was in Uzbekistan on a business visit, the president’s press service has reported. At the outset of the meeting, Mirziyoyev expressed his condolences and words of encouragement to the family members of the law enforcement officers who died in the recent terrorist attack in Dagestan.
During the meeting, the practical implementation of agreements between the two countries was high on the agenda. Current aspects of cooperation in the fight against terrorism, extremism, drug trafficking, organized crime, cyber security and digital expertise were discussed.
Particular attention was paid to the issue of increasing the effectiveness of cooperation mechanisms in the field of migration.
On the same day, Ziroat Mirziyoyeva, the First Lady of Uzbekistan and chairman of the board of trustees of the Zamin Foundation, met with Hans Kluge, the director of the European regional office of the World Health Organization. At the meeting, issues of cooperation between the World Health Organization and the Zamin Foundation on improving children’s medical services, including those suffering from oncological diseases, their rehabilitation, and the development of palliative care in Uzbekistan were discussed. Special attention was paid to developing and improving environmental protections, including the involvement of international experts in developing international air quality and drinking water quality standards.
