The EU and Uzbekistan will sign an enhanced partnership and cooperation agreement later this year, the European Council president has said.
"I hope to welcome you to Brussels later this year to sign our enhanced partnership and cooperation agreement as a fruitful result of our talks during these days," António Costa said at the opening of a trilateral meeting in Samarkand with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.