the floor is given to the president of the republic of uzbekistan shavkat miromonovich merziyoyev. you very much, dear vladimir vladimirovich, dear members of the council, our council, ladies and gentlemen, first of all, once again i sincerely greet dear vladimir vladimirovich all members of the russian delegation, the leader and representative of the regions present in this hall russia, welcome to uzbekistan. expansion of uzbek-russian relations of comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance. i want to say again that this is special attention to uzbekistan. and most importantly, to the multinational people of uzbekistan, thank you very much for this, i can say with confidence that your state visit to uzbekistan has become a truly historical event, opening a new milestone in multifaceted cooperation. today, dear comrades, we are in the process of... further development of interregional dialogue and filling it with new practical content. dear members of the delegation, heads of regions. 6 years ago, together with vladimir vladimirovich, we launched a mechanism for interaction b