Vice President Arrives In Uzbekistan, Will Meet PM And Governor Samarkand

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin arrived at Karimov Islamic International Airport, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Monday (12/6/2023). BETWEEN/Rangga Pandu Asmara Jingga

JAKARTA - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin arrived in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Monday evening local time and was warmly welcomed by officials from the Uzbekistan government including the Indonesian LBBP Ambassador in Tashkent.

After arriving, the Vice President was accompanied by his wife Wury Ma'ruf Amin and his entourage went straight to the hotel where he had the night to rest.

The vice president will make a series of working visits to Uzbekistan starting Tuesday, June 13, morning in Tashkent.

During his visit, the Vice President will also visit Samarkand City.

As previously reported, the agenda for the Vice President's working visit while in Uzbekistan included visiting the cities of Tashkent and Samarkand.

The vice president is scheduled to attend the Indonesian National Dialogue, hold hearings with businesses in the halal industry in Uzbekistan, until meeting with the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan and receiving an honorary visit from the Governor of Samarkand.

"There are several important agendas, including increasing cooperation, especially in the economic sector because there is latest information that Uzbekistan wants to open relations related to direct air transportation from Uzbekistan to Jakarta," said Vice President Masduki Baidlowi spokesman ahead of departure at Soekarno Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten.

According to Masduki, the Vice President will respond to the wishes of the country.

Meanwhile, Indonesia itself, he said, has export interests, especially those related to palm oil and its derivatives.

"I think this is an agenda for visits from the Vice President," he explained.

In addition to strengthening cooperation relations between the two countries, the Vice President's visit to Uzbekistan is based on the country's reasons for its historical background and civilization.

To note, Uzbekistan is a country that has a long history in intellectual areas related to religious science, especially Islam and science.

There, the Vice President is also planned to look at the track record of Islamic civilization at the Islamic Civilization Center, to make a pilgrimage to the grave of hadith expert Imam Bukhari.

According to Masduki, there will also be talks about opening religious tourism between the two countries.