“Belarus-Uzbekistan relations have recently reached a qualitatively new level,” Alexander Lukashenko said. In his words, the two countries maintain an open dialogue based on mutual understanding, mutual trust and sincere desire to develop all-round cooperation. “Today’s talks were held in a very warm, friendly and fraternal atmosphere. The focus, of course, was on trade and economic cooperation, which, fortunately, has been successfully expanding in the recent years,” the president said.