Russian experts – Director of the Center for Eurasian Studies at MGIMO under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia I. Safranchuk and Program Director of the Valdai Discussion Club T. Bordachev paid a working visit to the city of Termez as part of their stay in Uzbekistan within the framework of the International Conference “Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity. Challenges and Opportunities”.

The trip was organized by the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan to familiarize the Russian side with the large-scale work on the creation and development of modern infrastructure in Surkhandarya region aimed at enhancing and deepening mutually beneficial cooperation with Afghanistan.