TASHKENT, May 26. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Tashkent on a two-day state visit.

The official program will begin on Monday. He will have talks with his Uzbek counterpart, Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The two leaders will discuss the current state of and prospects for further development of bilateral relations and will exchange view on current regional problems.

Putin and Mirziyoyev will also take part in the first meeting of the Council of Russian and Uzbek Regions. The visit is expected to yield several joint documents.

This is Putin’s third foreign visit after he took office for the fifth time (the inauguration ceremony was held on May 7).

Russian President laid a wreath to the Independence Monument in Tashkent’s New Uzbekistan park.

Following the wreath laying ceremony, Putin and his Uzbek counterpart, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, familiarized themselves with the preparations for the Asian Games and the New Tashkent project.

After a photo session, the two leaders began informal talks, Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said.

The 104-hectare New Uzbekistan park, the biggest leisure park in Uzbekistan, was opened on August 31, 2021 when the country celebrated the 30th anniversary of its independence.