Iran, Uzbekistan discuss anti-terrorism cooperation

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Uzbek counterpart Abdulaziz Khafizovich Kamilov conferred on ways to increase cooperation between the two countries in the fight against terrorism and extremism.

During the meeting in Tehran on Tuesday, the two high-ranking officials stressed the need for boosting cooperation in the oil, gas, tourism, consular, technical, engineering and agricultural fields as well as car-manufacturing industry, war on terrorism and extremism, holding economic commission meetings, establishment of direct flights and transit issues.

The regional developments, especially in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, were among other topics of talks between the Iranian and Uzbek top diplomats.

After the meeting, Zarif and Kamilov signed a document to bolster cooperation between the two countries' foreign ministries.

In relevant remarks in September, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a meeting with his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev underlined his country's preparedness to cooperate with the Central Asian states in the fight against the terrorist groups.

EA