Shavkat Mirziyoyev welcomes Albanian President and his wife

An official welcoming ceremony was held today, June 16, at the Kuksaroy residence for President of Albania Bajram Begaj, who arrived in Uzbekistan on an official visit. The presidential press service reported this.

A guard of honor was lined up in the square in front of the residence. President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev warmly welcomed the high-ranking guest and invited him to the podium.

The national anthems of Uzbekistan and Albania were performed by a military orchestra. The leaders reviewed the guard of honor and greeted members of the official delegations.

After a joint photo session at the end of the ceremony, high-level talks began.

According to the visit program, the talks in Tashkent will discuss prospects for further developing multifaceted cooperation between Uzbekistan and Albania.

Special attention will be paid to expanding cooperation in priority areas such as trade, industrial cooperation, agriculture, green energy and tourism. The activation of cultural and humanitarian exchanges will also be considered.

The parties are also expected to exchange views on issues on the international agenda, including mutual support within multilateral platforms.

As part of the visit program, the President of Albania will also take part in the 5th Tashkent International Investment Forum.

Earlier, it was reported that German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier would begin a five-day trip to Asia on June 15 and would visit Indonesia, the Philippines and Uzbekistan during the trip.