U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will pay a working visit to Tashkent on October 22-23 to discuss the development of bilateral relations, the Foreign Ministry of Uzbekistan said on Friday.
"Issues of enhancing and strengthening cooperation between the two countries, as well as urgent regional and international problems of mutual interest will be discussed during the visit," the ministry said.
Clinton will also visit a new engine plant built jointly by the American corporation GM with Uzbek partners.
Relations between the United States and Uzbekistan have been noticeably warming.
The U.S. Congress voted on September 22 to remove restrictions on military aid to Uzbekistan. The sanctions were imposed seven years ago in response to Uzbekistan’s deteriorating human rights record.
