Uzbek Senate OKs military-technical cooperation deal with Russia

By Azernews

By Kamila Aliyeva

The Senate of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan (the upper house of parliament) has ratified the agreement with Russia on the development of military-technical cooperation at a plenary meeting on March 28, Trend reported.

During the discussion, MPs noted that the Russian Federation has been and remains one of the main partners of Uzbekistan, including in the military-technical sphere.

The senators voted unanimously for the adoption of the law.

Uzbekistan and Russia intend to exchange ratification instruments on the entry into force of the treaty on military-technical cooperation in early April during the visit of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Moscow.

The agreement on military-technical cooperation between Russia and Uzbekistan and the plan of bilateral cooperation between the defenses ministries were signed in Moscow in November 2016. The document was earlier passed and introduced to the Senate by the legislative chamber of the country.

The agreement aims at deepening cooperation as well as joining efforts to improve each other's military hardware and technology and working on both countries' scientific, technical and industrial capacities related to military, security, law enforcement and special forces applications.