Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the current President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, on his re-election. congratulatory telegram published On the Kremlin website.
He noted that Mirziyoyev’s convincing victory in the elections confirms his supreme political authority and testifies to broad popular support for large-scale reforms aimed at the more dynamic development of the country.
Stressing that Moscow appreciates the principled line of the leader of Uzbekistan to strengthen relations with Russia, Putin expressed his confidence that the officials of the two countries will jointly ensure the expansion of mutually beneficial cooperation.
Formerly Uzbekistan CEC voice Preliminary results of voting in early presidential elections in the country. According to the MSK, Shavkat Mirziyoyev won the elections with 87.05% of the votes. Robakhon Makhmudova, First Vice President of the Supreme Court of Appeals, from his closest rival, the Social Democratic Adolat (Justice) Party, received 4.43 percent of the votes.
Previously in the Kremlin discretion The frank statements of Lukashenka.