The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, Bakhtiyor Saidov, held a meeting with Timothy Smart, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom to Uzbekistan. According to the Uzbekistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the two discussed various matters related to improving cooperation between the two countries, with a focus on establishing strong connections between business communities and promoting educational exchanges. Additionally, Minister Saidov also met with Musa Djamanbayev, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic to Uzbekistan, to discuss the current state of mutual friendship and strategic partnership between the two nations. In a separate phone conversation, Minister Saidov and Constantinos Kombos, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus, expressed their mutual appreciation for the strong and dynamic ties between their governments and their willingness to further expand bilateral and multilateral partnerships within the European Union. M. Pirmatova, UzA.