FM discusses bilateral, regional matters with Russian, Uzbek counterparts

Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday met his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov and Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov here on the sidelines of the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) being held in Goa, India.

During the meeting, they discussed bilateral, regional and international matters of mutual interest.

Foreign Minister Bilawal assured to work closely for further deepening cooperation in food security, energy and people-to-people contacts.

He said that the SCO opened new vistas of cooperation and coordination with Russia.

As always great pleasure to meet FM Sergey Lavrov of the Russian Federation. This time on the sidelines of SCO-CFM at Goa. Reaffirmed support for SCO & resolved to advance robust dialogue & engagement on multifaceted bilateral cooperation. #PakatSCO #SCO pic.twitter.com/7fN7nQnvKs

— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) May 4, 2023

Bilawal exchanged views with Uzbek counterpart on different issues with special focus on economic ties and enhanced regional connectivity.

Pleased to meet my brother Bakhtiyor Saidov @FM_Saidov FM of Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 on the sidelines of SCO-CFM at Goa. Resolved to further enhance bilateral economic ties, regional connectivity & discussed situation in Afghanistan.#SCO #PakatSCO pic.twitter.com/6Wg6pgVtEa

— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) May 4, 2023