Uzbek President Receives President of UN General Assembly's 81st Session

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev received Khalilur Rahman, Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and President of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. The visiting official came to Uzbekistan to take part in the World Summit «Investing in Children's Well-being: Pathway to Sustainable and Equitable Development for Future Generations», which will be held on October 21–22 in Samarkand.

Mirziyoyev congratulated Rahman on his election and noted that Uzbekistan was the first country he visited in this capacity. Rahman conveyed warm greetings from UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The sides discussed further expanding and strengthening cooperation with the UN and its structures.

Over recent years, at Uzbekistan's initiative, the General Assembly has adopted 15 resolutions, two of them approved this year. Uzbekistan has also nominated its candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2035–2036. Both sides confirmed mutual interest in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals, regional cooperation in Central Asia, climate action, and a culture of peace and interfaith dialogue. They also reaffirmed readiness to expand multifaceted partnership with Bangladesh.