Visit of External Affairs Minister of India, Smt. Sushma Swaraj, to (4-5 August 2018)

External Affairs Minister of India, Smt. Sushma Swaraj, paid an official visit to Uzbekistan on 4-5 August 2018. EAM met Foreign Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, H.E. Mr. Abdulaziz Khafizovich Kamilov for wide ranging discussions on bilateral and regional issues. External Affairs Minister called on H.E. Mr. , President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, H.E., Mr. Abdulla Nigmatovich Aripov the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and H.E. Mr. Nurdinjon Ismailov, Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis (Parliament) of Uzbekistan.

During her visit, External Affairs Minister paid floral tributes to late Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri, at his memorial on Shastri Street, who had passed away in in 1966. She had an interaction with the Indian community of Tashkent and also had a meeting with Uzbek Indologists, Hindi scholars, ICCR alumni and ITEC students. She also inaugurated a two-day Uttar Pradesh Mango Festival in Tashkent.

The visit strengthened the traditional close and friendly ties between India and Uzbekistan and provided an opportunity to discuss a wide spectrum of bilateral issues in the context of the forthcoming visit of H.E. the to India.

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Hon'ble External Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj being received by Hon'ble Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan H.E. Mr. Abdulaziz Kamilov on arrival at Islam Karimov Airport on 4 Aug.2018

Hon'ble External Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj meeting with Hon'ble Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan H.E. Mr. Abdulaziz Kamilov on 4 Aug.2018

Hon'ble External Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj called on Hon'ble Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, H.E. Mr. Abdulla Aripov on 4 Aug.2018

An Indian cultural event organized by Lal Bahadur Shastri Centre for Indian Culture, Tashkent and Havas Group of Uzbekistan on 4 August 2018 on the occasion of the visit of Hon'ble External Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj to Tashkent.

Hon'ble External Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj interacted with Indologists, Hindi teachers and students, ITEC and ICCR alumni in Uzbekistan on 5 August 2018

Hon'ble External Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj interacting with Indian community in Tashkent on 4 Aug. 2018.

Hon'ble External Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj meeting with Hon'ble President of Uzbekistan Mr. Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev, on 5 Aug.2018.

Hon'ble External Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj called on Hon’ble Speaker of Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis (Parliament), H.E. Mr. Nurdinjon Ismailov, on 5 August 2018.

Hon'ble External Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj offered floral tributes to late Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri and distributed gifts to students of students on 5 August 2018 during her visit to Tashkent.

Hon'ble External Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj inaugurated ‘Mango Festival’ organized by the Government of the State of Uttar Pradesh, in Tashkent on 5 August 2018