BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 19. Uzbekistan and
Turkmenistan discussed expanding trade, freight transportation, and
regional cooperation during a meeting between Uzbek President
Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov in
Samarkand on October 19.
This was reflected in the statement by the press service of the
Uzbek president.
Meanwhile, Meredov, who also serves as deputy chairman of
Turkmenistan’s Cabinet of Ministers, visited Uzbekistan to attend
the C5+1 foreign ministers’ meeting. He conveyed greetings and best
wishes to Mirziyoyev from Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov
and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, chairman of the Halk Maslahaty and
national leader of the Turkmen people.
The sides reviewed prospects for further developing bilateral
relations based on friendship, good-neighborly ties and strategic
partnership.
Both parties noted increased engagement at all levels and
highlighted the establishment of the Supreme Council of Strategic
Partnership as a new mechanism for bilateral cooperation.
Trade turnover and freight transportation between the two
countries have continued to grow, while the Shavat-Dashoguz
cross-border trade zone remains an important platform for
commercial exchange.
Mirziyoyev and Meredov also emphasized the importance of
implementing agreements reached at the highest level on time and
preparing for upcoming bilateral events.
These include the third Forum of Regions and Uzbekistan’s Days
of Culture and Cinema, which are scheduled to take place in cities
across Turkmenistan.
Additionally, the parties exchanged views on regional
cooperation and discussed ways to strengthen coordination on issues
of mutual interest.
