Italy and Uzbekistan on Thursday
established a strategic partnership "in order to deepen and
expand cooperation between the two countries and related civil
societies, both bilaterally and multilaterally", according to a
joint statement issued after a meeting between Premier Giorgia
Meloni and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Rome.
The partnership provides for cooperation in a variety of areas
including defense, security, economic and trade cooperation,
culture, science, education and tourism.
The official visit was the first by an Uzbek president to Italy
for more than two decades.
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