PM Modi received by Uzbek President Mirziyoyev in Tashkent, leaders share car ride

PM Narendra Modi with Uzbekistan Shavkat President MirziyoyevPrime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm and personal welcome from Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev after arriving in capital Tashkent on Saturday for a two-day state visit.From the airport, the two leaders travelled together by car to the presidential palace, marking the latest instance of PM Modi sharing a car ride with a world leader. They held a dinner meeting at the presidential palace.During the visit, the first leg of the prime minister’s two-nation tour, PM Modi will hold delegation-level talks with the Uzbek president to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries.The discussions will cover cooperation in trade and investment, defence, digital connectivity, energy, education and peop