New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov said that his four-day visit to India was aimed at preparing for the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Uzbekistan, while highlighting the importance of strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

During his remarks as part of the delegation-level talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday, Saidov said his discussions with the Indian leadership were a continuation of the regular dialogue between the two sides and focused on further deepening the strategic partnership.

"We have discussed a lot of things by phone just 10 days ago and of course my visit to your great country and I would say that we agreed to hold these meeti...