thank you very much, dear sergey viktorovich dear colleagues, i am very pleased with our meeting todayfirst of all i express my sincere gratitude for the invitation to moscow and the traditional hearty hospitality. this is my first official visit to the russian capital in a new a capacity, but er, nonetheless. we already have the third meeting in terms of the women’s round, uh, which were held as traditionally, and in a meaningful format, and now i remember the saint of our previous conversation, especially in samarkand, such a growing positive dynamics of contacts between our department and in general throughout the complex relations is impressive and speaks for itself. an important content aimed at solving the tasks set by our presidents of the russian federation is a natural and close partner of uzbekistan in september last year in samarkand marked a fundamentally new stage in the history of our relations, the leaders of the two states signed a declaration on a comprehensive strategic partnership. we are constantly strengthening mutually beneficial relations in all important areas a