NEW DELHI, 17 March, 2021 (TON): On Tuesday, the Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla affirmed that the proposal to form a Parliamentary Friendship Group with the friendly nations to foster the relations has been under consideration by the Indian Parliament.

The Speaker shared the information while meeting the Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Dilshod Akhatov at the Parliament.

During the meeting, Birla noted that the India Friendship Group has been formed in both the Houses of the Uzbek Parliament and informed that a proposal to form a Parliamentary Friendship Group for Uzbekistan is under consideration.

While welcoming Dilshod, Birla mentioned India’s close ties with Uzbekistan, saying the two strategic partners share friendly relations and cooperation in all areas including politics, trade, culture, science, humanitarian, defense, and education, over the years.

And after the visits to Uzbekistan in 2015 and 2016 by PM Modi and Uzbek’s President Shavkat Mirzioev’s visits to India in 2018 and 2019, the partnership between the two has immensely increased.

Reiterating India’s diplomatic relations with other countries, Birla stressed the democratic countries’ interactions and sharing of best practices for parliamentary diplomacy.