On October 24, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan S.Umurzakov held a meeting with Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Khusrav Noziri, who visited Uzbekistan as an international observer of the presidential elections.

The ECO Secretary General stressed that the presidential elections of the Republic of Uzbekistan were held at a high political, legal and organizational level. He separately noted the active involvement of the population in the electoral process. According to him, the elections are organized in full compliance with the international standards and norms.

During the meeting, the current state and prospects of deepening cooperation between Uzbekistan and the ECO were also discussed. In particular, the issues of strengthening trade and economic ties in the ECO region, expanding intraregional industrial cooperation, increasing mutual tourist flows and implementing cultural and humanitarian projects were considered.