Meeting with the UNHCR Senior Liaison Officer

On February 16, 2023, the Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Afghanistan Ismatulla Irgashev met with Frank Remus, the Senior Liaison Officer of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

The parties exchanged views on topical issues of the mutual agenda. In particular, the UNHCR representative highly appreciated the efforts of Uzbekistan in providing assistance to the Afghan people, as well as, creating opportunity to deliver goods to Afghanistan through the International Multifunctional Transport and Logistics Hub in Termez, which was established on the initiative of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

In this regard, both sides stressed the importance of expanding cooperation between Uzbekistan and international partners. They also discussed the wide use of the International Hub with its necessary infrastructure to deliver the goods not only to Afghanistan, but also to other countries of the world.