Uzbekistan and Austria Advance Cooperation on Migration and Mobility

Vienna hosted the first round of consultations between the consular services of the Uzbek and Austrian foreign ministries.

According to Uzbekistan’s ministry, the discussions focused on current issues of bilateral cooperation, The Caspian Post reports, citing Uzbek media.

The parties agreed to continue negotiations on a draft agreement on cooperation in the field of migration and mobility, aimed at further developing interaction in this area, to prepare an intergovernmental agreement regulating visa issuance procedures for holders of diplomatic passports, to review the issue of recognition of apostilles issued by the competent authorities of Uzbekistan, and to consider the possibility of issuing visas for Uzbek citizens through the Austrian diplomatic mission in Astana.

Both sides noted that these consultations will contribute to strengthening consular and humanitarian cooperation between the two countries.