Uzbekistan delegation to attend Second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom in Washington

Delegation of Uzbekistan led by Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov will visit the United States on July 16-23, 2019 to attend the Second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, the press service of the MFA reported.

The Ministerial will reaffirm international commitments to promote religious freedom for all and focus on concrete outcomes that produce durable, positive change. A broad range of stakeholders, including senior government representatives, international organization representatives, religious leaders, and civil society activists will convene to discuss challenges, identify concrete ways to combat religious persecution and discrimination, and ensure greater respect for freedom of religion or belief.

This year’s Ministerial seeks to further conversations from last year’s event and recent regional conferences. Participation of up to 1000 civil society and religious community representatives, representing every corner of the world, is expected.

The program of the visit also envisages a number of bilateral meetings.