Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia Shalva Papuashvili met with Tanzila Narbayeva, Chairperson of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis (the upper house of parliament) of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
According to the press service of the Parliament of Georgia, Shalva Papuashvili congratulated Tanzila Narbayeva on the 35th anniversary of Uzbekistan’s independence and wished Uzbekistan continued success and prosperity.

The sides emphasized the developing and fruitful relations between Georgia and Uzbekistan. They highlighted the visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Georgia this summer, as a result of which relations between the two countries were elevated to the level of a strategic partnership. The sides also focused on parliamentary cooperation and noted that interparliamentary ties are actively developing.
The sides also discussed cooperation in the areas of the economy, tourism, and education.
The meeting also underscored the importance of further developing the Middle Corridor. The sides expressed their readiness to work together on this issue.
The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 153rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), taking place in Arusha, Tanzania. The Georgian parliamentary delegation also includes Chairman of the Parliament’s Foreign Relations Committee Nikoloz Samkharadze and Chairwoman of the Committee on Education, Science and Youth Mariam Lashkhi.