The British Foreign Minister began his visit to Central Asian countries

British Foreign Minister David Cameron began his visit to Central Asian countries and Mongolia. The head of the British Foreign Ministry visited Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan for the first time. He visited Uzbekistan for the last time in 1997.

British Foreign Minister David Cameron began his visit to Central Asian countries and Mongolia. First, on April 22, he visited Tajikistan and held talks with the country's leadership. Later that evening, he left for Bishkek.

Visit to Tajikistan

As part of the visit, Cameron met with the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, according to the website of the President of Tajikistan. Cooperation between Tajikistan and Britain was discussed at the meeting.

"We consider Britain an important partner in Western Europe. "Our country pays great attention to the development and strengthening of multilateral relations with the Kingdom," said Rahmon.

During the conversation, relations between the two countries in the political, economic, trade, cultural and humanitarian spheres were discussed. One of the important topics of the meeting was the expansion of inter-parliamentary relations.

It was considered necessary to attract investment from the Kingdom to the mining, metallurgical, light, food, pharmaceutical and agricultural sectors of Tajikistan. The parties also expressed their interest in developing cooperation in the production of "green energy" and the transition to a "green economy".

Solving water and climate problems, labor migration, establishment of cooperation between countries in opening air routes between countries were discussed.

The issue of cooperation between Tajikistan and Britain in ensuring security and stability in the region was also discussed at the meeting.

David Cameron also met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, Sirajiddin Mukhriddin.

The parties discussed the main issues on the agenda of bilateral cooperation. It is noted that, within the framework of this meeting, the ministers signed an intergovernmental agreement on air traffic between Tajikistan and Great Britain, which lays the foundation for opening direct flights between Dushanbe and London in the future.

Within the framework of his visit to Tajikistan, David Cameron got acquainted with the activities of the "Nurek" HPP. According to David Cameron, there is an opportunity to expand cooperation on major environmental projects, as well as on political, economic, commercial and cultural-humanitarian issues.

"There is an opportunity to create an investment fund to support small businesses, to invest in the climate, to support English language learners in the example of every teacher and lover of English in the Republic of Tajikistan and in Central Asian countries in general," he said.

Visit to Kyrgyzstan

David Cameron ended his visit to Tajikistan on April 22 and arrived in Bishkek. On the same day, he had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan Jeenbek Kulubaev.

Cameron noted that Kyrgyzstan has partners in the economic sphere, led by China, and the country should have the right to choose a partner. He added that during today's meeting with the leadership of Kyrgyzstan, cooperation between the two countries was discussed and there are opportunities for its development.

Cameron noted that Kyrgyzstan is rich in water resources and added that it is necessary to support environmental projects in the face of climate change, and in this regard, Britain will establish an investment fund to support medium and small businesses.

In addition, he noted that he is cooperating with Kyrgyzstan in the field of private investment and said that British companies are participating in the construction of the stadium in Bishkek.

As part of the visit, David Cameron also met with the President of Kyrgyzstan Sadir Japarov.

According to the President's administration, the conversation between the parties was about Kyrgyzstan-British bilateral cooperation, including the prospects of cooperation in the political, trade-economic, investment, energy and transport sectors.

In addition, the possibilities of expanding cooperation between the two countries on the issues of education and seasonal labor migration were discussed. Sadir Japarov and David Cameron did not ignore current topics on the regional and international agenda.

This is the first visit of the British Foreign Minister to Kyrgyzstan.

Uzbekistan

On April 23, the head of the British Foreign Policy Council, David Cameron, arrived in Tashkent. UzA reports that at the moment, a meeting of the distinguished guest with the head of the foreign policy office of our country, Bakhtiyor Saidov, has begun at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan.

It is noted that the issues of regional security, education, climate change, bilateral trade and development of business relations will be discussed at the meeting.

For information, the British Foreign Minister last visited Uzbekistan in February 1997. Malcolm Rifkind worked in this position at that time.

Kazakhstan

"On April 24-25, 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth and Development of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland David Cameron will visit the Republic of Kazakhstan," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan said.

According to the information of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Astana, David Cameron will be received by the country's leadership and will hold talks with the Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs Murat Nurtleu.

After his visit to Turkmenistan, the head of the "Foreign Office" will go to Mongolia.