00:00Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a formal welcome from President Shavgat Mirziyogiev in Tashkent,
00:07as India and Uzbekistan elevated ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership.
00:12During delegation-level talks, Modi said the two countries would establish a long-term arrangement for uranium supplies.
00:20India's foreign ministry later said there had been positive discussions and an agreement could be signed very shortly.
00:27Uzbekistan already supplies uranium to India under an agreement running through 2026.
00:33The leaders also set a target of $5 billion in bilateral trade by 2030,
00:39after trade rose by 33% last year to $1.3 billion.
00:44They agreed to expand cooperation in critical minerals, defense and digital payments.
00:50The visit marked 15 years of strategic partnership and was Modi's fourth to Uzbekistan.
00:57President Mirziyogiev also awarded him Uzbekistan's highest state honor, the order of friendship of the highest degree.
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