President of Russia Vladimir Putin arrived on s state visit to Tashkent on Sunday evening. At the airport, he was welcomed by president of Uzbekistan SHavkat Mirziyoyev, his press service reported.
The main events of the visit are scheduled for Monday. Presidents will consider issues of expansion of Uzbek-Russian relations of strategic partnership and alliance, according to official statement.
They will also take part in the first session of the Council of regions of Uzbekistan and Russia.
Signing of a number of bilateral documents is expected during the visit.
This is the second state visit by Vladimir Putin after his reelection in March. The first visit was to China in mid-May.
Previous state visit by Vladimir Putin to Uzbekistan took place in October 2018.
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