U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has discussed bilateral ties with acting Uzbek Foreign Minister Baxtiyor Saidov. The talks were held in Uzbekistan's capital on March 1, one day after Blinken took part in the C5+1 summit in Astana, which included foreign ministers from the five Central Asian nations -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Leaving Tashkent for New Delhi, where he will participate in a G20 meeting, Blinken said he does not plan to meet separately with his Chinese or Russian counterparts during the event. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Uzbek Service, click here. With reporting by AFP.
Blinken Discusses Bilateral Ties With Uzbek Counterpart In Tashkent
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