PRESS RELEASE

Ambassador Senga  Presents His Credentials

to FM Norov of the Republic of Uzbekistan   

Philippine Ambassador to Iran H.E. Generoso S. Senga presented his credentials to Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir I. Norov of the Republic of Uzbekistan on 08 April 2010 in Tashkent.

During the meeting, Minister Norov said that his country aims to be integrated into the world community by establishing relations with many countries on the basis of equality and mutual understanding.

The Minister added that one of the most important foreign policy priorities of Uzbekistan is the intensification of regional cooperation. He acknowledged the critical role which ASEAN plays in bringing stability and progress to the region and that Uzbekistan would greatly benefit from developing ties with the Association as a sectoral partner.

Ambassador Senga, for his part, thanked the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan for all the support given to the Philippine Government in international fora.

He expressed his hope to work closely with the Uzbeks on bilateral, regional and global interests particularly for facilitating bilateral consultations on political and economic concerns and affirmed the Philippine Government's desire for bilateral relations of the two countries to grow and to be mutually beneficial for the people of their countries.