In this handout photo released by the Russian Federation Council, Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev shake hands before a meeting, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

07.04.2025#8896627

In this handout photo released by the Russian Federation Council, Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attend a meeting, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

07.04.2025#8896626

In this handout photo released by the Russian Federation Council, Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev shake hands before a meeting, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

07.04.2025#8896624

In this handout photo released by the Russian Federation Council, Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko attends a welcoming ceremony upon arrival at the Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

05.04.2025#8896123

In this handout photo released by the Russian Federation Council, Turkmen Parliament (Mejlis) Speaker Dunyagozel Gulmanova attends a meeting with Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko on the sidelines of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

06.04.2025#8896104

In this handout photo released by the Russian Federation Council, Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko and Turkmen Parliament (Mejlis) Speaker Dunyagozel Gulmanova attend a meeting on the sidelines of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

06.04.2025#8896101

In this handout photo released by the Russian Federation Council, Turkmen Parliament (Mejlis) Speaker Dunyagozel Gulmanova and Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko shake hands before a meeting on the sidelines of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

06.04.2025#8896097

In this handout photo released by the Russian Federation Council, Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko speaks before presenting Soviet veterans from Uzbekistan with commemorative medals titled "80 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945" during a meeting with Pakistani Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

06.04.2025#8896093

In this handout photo released by the Russian Federation Council, Vietnamese National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man attends a meeting with Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko on the sidelines of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

06.04.2025#8896092

In this handout photo released by the Russian Federation Council, Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko and Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis, Uzbekistan's lower house of parliament, Nuriddin Ismoilov shake hands before a meeting on the sidelines of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

06.04.2025#8896087

In this handout photo released by the Russian Federation Council, Pakistani Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani attends a meeting with Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko on the sidelines of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

06.04.2025#8896086

In this handout photo released by the Russian Federation Council, Vietnamese National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man and Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko shake hands before a meeting on the sidelines of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

06.04.2025#8896085

In this handout photo released by the Russian Federation Council, Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko poses for photos after presenting Soviet veterans from Uzbekistan with commemorative medals titled "80 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945" during a meeting with Pakistani Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

06.04.2025#8896084

In this handout photo released by the Russian Federation Council, Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko presents Soviet veterans from Uzbekistan with commemorative medals titled "80 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945" during a meeting with Pakistani Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

06.04.2025#8896079

In this handout photo released by the Russian Federation Council, Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko presents Soviet veterans from Uzbekistan with commemorative medals titled "80 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945" during a meeting with Pakistani Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

06.04.2025#8896076

In this handout photo released by the Russian Federation Council, Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko presents Soviet veterans from Uzbekistan with commemorative medals titled "80 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945" during a meeting with Pakistani Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

06.04.2025#8896075

In this handout photo released by the Russian Federation Council, Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko presents Soviet veterans from Uzbekistan with commemorative medals titled "80 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945" during a meeting with Pakistani Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

06.04.2025#8896070

In this handout photo released by the Russian Federation Council, Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko speaks during a meeting with Pakistani Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

06.04.2025#8896060

In this handout photo released by the Russian Federation Council, Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko and Pakistani Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani shake hands before a meeting on the sidelines of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

06.04.2025#8896059

In this handout photo released by the Russian Federation Council, Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko attends a meeting with Pakistani Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

06.04.2025#8896058