Presidents of Russia and Uzbekistan hold phone talks

Presidents of Russia and Uzbekistan, Vladimir Putin and Shavkat Mirziyoyev, have held a telephone conversation today, the press service of the Kremlin said in a statement.

The two presidents expressed satisfaction with the high level of strategic partnership and alliance between the two countries.

"The leaders expressed satisfaction with the high level of Russian-Uzbek relations of strategic partnership and alliance and confirmed the mutual commitment to their further comprehensive development," the statement reads.