Bakhtiyor Saidov | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
Assumed office 30 December 2022 | |
President | Shavkat Mirziyoyev |
Preceded by | Vladimir Norov |
Personal details | |
Born | 22 April 1981 |
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