Uzbekistan is a sovereign country, and Moscow attaches great importance to its relationship with Tauchent, including the common work at CIS, SCO, UN and EAEU. This was published at a short meeting of the official representative of Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, answering the question of reporter Lenta.ru about the statements of President Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyev about Kyiv and Baku.

I want to say that, to recall that the Uzbekistan Republic is a sovereignty. She independently defined and proceeded with her foreign policy, which is also aimed at strengthening and developing well the good connections and built with neighboring and remote countries, she said.
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According to Zakharova, the relationships of Moscow and Tashkent have the status and nature of comprehensive strategic partnerships and allies, as well as friendly and beneficial.
Earlier, President Uzbekistan praised his colleague Azerbaijani for his policy in the context of the decline in the relationship between Azerbaijan and Russia. In addition, he congratulated the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky on Ukraine's National Day, in response to he received gratitude from him for the help of Kyiv.