In the coming days, the city of Samarkand will once again become the venue for a number of major international events.

In particular, on April 13, 2023, Samarkand will host the Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan's Neighboring Countries. The foreign ministers of Uzbekistan, China, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan will review the current situation in Afghanistan.

On April 14, 2023, a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States is expected to be held in Samarkand with the participation of delegations from Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the CIS Executive Committee. They will exchange views on the issues of the international agenda and cooperation within the CIS, discus the implementation of joint programs, as well as draft documents submitted to the CIS Council of Heads of State.

On the same day, Samarkand will host the Sixth Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Central Asian countries and Russia.

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Representatives of national and foreign mass media interested in covering these events must apply for accreditation via e-mail press@mfa.uz till April 10, 2023, with a package of documents (copies of passports and biographies of journalists, information about the media).

If you have any additional questions, please contact the Public Relations and Mass-Media Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan (+99871 236 29 83, +99871 232 05 41).