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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a phone conversation with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, focusing on progress achieved in key areas of bilateral ties.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a telephonic conversation with Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and reaffirmed the shared resolve to further advance the strategic partnership.

Describing his conversation with Uzbek President as “frutiful", PM Modi said he discussed the progress achieved in key areas of bilateral ties, including trade, connectivity, health, technology and people-to-people ties.

“Had a fruitful conversation with President of Uzbekistan, Mr. Shavkat Mirziyoyev. We reviewed the progress achieved in key areas of our bilateral cooperation and reaffirmed our shared resolve to further advance the India–Uzbekistan Strategic Partnership," he said in a post on X.

Had a fruitful conversation with President of Uzbekistan, Mr. Shavkat Mirziyoyev. We reviewed the progress achieved in key areas of our bilateral cooperation and reaffirmed our shared resolve to further advance the India–Uzbekistan Strategic Partnership.@president_uz— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 12, 2025

As per the press statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), President Mirziyoyev also conveyed his greetings and felicitations to PM Modi and the people of India on the upcoming 79th Independence Day during the phone call.

The two leaders also exchanged views on regional and global developments of mutual interest, and reiterated their commitment to further strengthen the age-old ties between India and Central Asia. They agreed to remain in touch.

IANS.

PM Modi visited Tashkent (July 2015 and June 2016) and Samarkand (September 2022), while President Mirziyoyev visited India in October 2018 and in January 2019.

A virtual summit between PM Modi and Mirziyoyev was held in December 2020. At the initiative of the Indian PM, the Presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan attended the first India-Central Asia Summit in January 2022 in a virtual format. The two leaders had also met on the sidelines of the COP-28 in Dubai in December 2023 and on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit in Russia’s Kazan, last October.

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