by almost a quarter, and the positive trend continues , sergei lavrov said at a meeting with bakhtiyar saidecently headed dmitry of the republic and this visit to moscow is one of his first trips abroad. after the appointment of the minister issues on the bilateral agenda were discussed, and the recent referendum in uzbekistan on amendments to the constitution ahead of early presidential elections was discussed. and as lavrov promised , all conditions will be created in our country for the participation of citizens of the republic in the voting. the results of the referendum showed support for the political course of reforms of shavkat mironovich mirziyoyev, and we drew attention to the provision of the new basic law, which aimed at strengthening state sovereignty limiting interference from outside the country's internal affairs. this fully corresponds to our vision of the principles on which a new fair democratic multipolar world structure of the russian federation is being objectively formed - it is a natural and close partner of uzbekistan in september last year in samarkand a fundamenta