TASHKENT, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov held a phone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Dunyo News Agency of Uzbekistan's Foreign Ministry reported Friday.
"Together with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, we had a candid and productive conversation over the phone," the minister announced on Telegram.
As he noted, both sides discussed key topics of the countries' bilateral and multilateral ties, agreed that Uzbekistan Foreign Ministry and U.S. State Department will continue close cooperation in expanding strategic partnership between the two nations in all spheres without an exception.
"Building strong bridges between business communities, increasing trade volume in both directions, ensuring prosperous development in Central Asia and beyond are on the top of our agenda," he added. ■
