President of Uzbekistan meets with the President of the United Arab Emirates

Presidents of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan discussed topical issues on the bilateral agenda

On 19 May, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev had a telephone conversation with President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov.
Topical issues of further strengthening the Uzbek-Kyrgyz relations of friendship, good neighborliness and strategic partnership were considered.
The intensification of mutual contacts and exchanges at different levels was noted with satisfaction. Trade and economic cooperation is expanding - since the beginning of the year, trade has grown by 30 percent.
Important attention was paid to the implementation of the agreements and the achievement of concrete results of practical cooperation in five key areas - issues of the State Border, increasing trade, deepening industrial cooperation, and promoting joint infrastructure projects in the field of transport and energy.
Concerning the issues of regional dialogue, the importance of comprehensive preparation of the agenda of the next Consultative Meeting of the Heads of States of Central Asia was noted.
The leaders of the two countries also reviewed the schedule of upcoming bilateral and multilateral events.
The telephone conversation between the Presidents of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan took place in a traditionally open, trusting and friendly atmosphere.

Biden says Sweden and Finland have the ‘full backing’ of the United States to join NATO
President Joe Biden said Thursday that the United States fully supports Sweden and Finland’s bids to join NATO after both nations began the formal process of applying to the alliance.
Biden, flanked by Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, said the two countries would “make NATO stronger.” He called their moves to join the pact a “victory for democracy.”
The president pledged to work with Congress — which has to ratify U.S. approval of NATO bids — and the other 29 members of the world’s most powerful military alliance to swiftly bring Sweden and Finland into the group. 
“There is no question, NATO is relevant, it is effective and it is needed now more than ever,” Biden said following a trilateral meeting in Washington with the leaders.
Both Finland and Sweden already meet many of the requirements to be NATO members. Those include having a functioning democratic political system, a willingness to provide economic transparency and the ability to make military contributions to NATO missions.
However, all 30 NATO members must approve a country’s bid for it to be accepted into the alliance.
Earlier in the week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would not approve the NATO applications of both Sweden and Finland. He has cited their support for Kurdish organizations that Turkey considers security threats.