On July 8, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev departed for Minsk on an official visit at the invitation of President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.

On July 7, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received Adebayo Ogunlesi, Member of the Board of Directors and Senior Managing Director of BlackRock.

At the invitation of President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay an official visit to Belarus on July 8-9.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed a presentation on introducing a unified integrated digital platform for public administration, developing the startup ecosystem, and improving the business environment in the telecommunications sector.

The upcoming visit of President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Belarus opens a new stage in bilateral cooperation. In recent years, relations between the two countries have acquired a clear economic dimension. The agenda focuses on industrial cooperation, interregional ties, joint production projects and the expansion of mutual trade.

Belarus and Uzbekistan actively cooperate in the transport and logistics sector within the framework of the Coordinating Transport Conference of the CIS Member States (CIS CTC), the Organization for Cooperation of Railways (OSJD), and the Commonwealth Railway Transport Council (CIS RTC).

On July 6, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received a delegation led by Ayman Hussein Safadi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was briefed on the progress of preparations in the oil and gas industry for the upcoming autumn-winter season.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed proposals on combating desertification and developing a desert economy, as well as implementing green city principles.