On June 26–27, 2026, as part of the visit of the delegation of the Republic of Uzbekistan led by Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov to the Republic of Croatia, a series of high-level meetings, negotiations, and important events took place.
During the visit, negotiations were held with Gordan Grlić Radman, the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia, in both tête-à-tête and expanded formats. The parties exchanged views in depth on prospects for further expanding cooperation between Uzbekistan and Croatia in the political, trade and economic, investment, transport and logistics, energy, tourism, and other fields. They also underscored the importance of establishing a mechanism for regular political consultations between the foreign ministries of the two countries, further strengthening the legal and treaty framework, establishing an Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation, and enhancing contacts between the business communities. Following the negotiations, the Cooperation Programme between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia for 2027–2028 was signed.