AKIPRESS.COM - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov attended the 46th session of OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Speaking at the plenary session, the Uzbek Minister said that Uzbekistan is interested in developing comprehensive cooperation with the OIC and its institutions, considering them as platforms for the equal dialogue of Muslim states, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Abdulaziz Kamilov expressed the position of Uzbekistan on key issues included in the agenda of the CFM OIC, including on promoting the full launch of a peace settlement in Afghanistan. In particular, Tashkent will host Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA VIII) in the second half of this year in order to further enhance cooperation on Afghanistan.

The Minister stated that today Uzbekistan is reaching a qualitatively new level of relations with the OIC in the fields of science, technology and education.

Mr Kamilov expressed his gratitude to the OIC member states for supporting the proposals of Uzbekistan, which were included in the resolutions of this session devoted to Afghanistan, the fight against Islamophobia, countering terrorism and prevention of extremism, enlightenment and religious tolerance, as well as International Day against Nuclear Tests and Aral Sea Rehabilitation.