Jaishankar, Uzbek FM hold talks; discuss defense, trade cooperation

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held talks with his Uzbek counterpart Abdulaziz Kamilov on Thursday and discussed bilateral relations, including in defence, connectivity, and trade.

During the talks, views were also exchanged on the Afghanistan situation.

''Happy to welcome my distinguished colleague FM Abdulaziz Kamilov of Uzbekistan. Discussed our bilateral relations, including in development, defense, connectivity, trade & culture,'' Jaishankar tweeted after the talks.

''Also exchanged views on the Afghanistan situation. Agreed to strengthen our multilateral cooperation,'' he said.