A meeting was held between the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in the city of Ashgabat.
At the beginning of the conversation, the head of our state, on behalf of the people of Uzbekistan and on his own behalf, once again expressed deep condolences to the leader of Turkmenistan in connection with the passing of his father Myalikguly Berdimuhamedov.
It was noted that Myalikguli Berdimuhamedov was a faithful son of the Turkmen people and a true patriot who made a huge contribution to the prosperity of his country.
The President of Turkmenistan, thanking for the condolences, stressed that he highly appreciates and values the fact that the brotherly Uzbek people and their leader share with them the bitterness of loss in these difficult days.
During the talks, the Presidents of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan discussed topical issues of the bilateral agenda and regional cooperation.
The leader of Uzbekistan congratulated Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on his election as chairman of the Khalk Maslakhaty Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan, which was a clear evidence of the strong support of the people of Turkmenistan for the policy aimed at the prosperity of the country.
It was noted with satisfaction that despite the difficult period of the pandemic, a positive dynamic in the development of Uzbek-Turkmen relations at all levels is ensured.
Thanks to joint efforts, in recent years, the trade turnover has more than tripled, reaching US$530 million at the end of last year. Over 150 joint ventures have been established.
At the same time, attention was drawn to the need for a fuller use of the existing potential in the field of trade, investment, industrial cooperation, primarily in transport, energy, mechanical engineering, light and food industries, agriculture and water management.
They expressed their readiness to further jointly promote the Ashgabat Agreement on the creation of an international transport and transit corridor, as well as to ensure efficient loading of the multimodal route China - Central Asia - South Caucasus - Turkey and continue interaction on the development of transport and logistics infrastructure.
During the negotiation, he expressed special gratitude to the head of Turkmenistan for his initiative to create the Tashkent park in Ashgabat, which will become another vivid symbol of fraternal relations between our countries.
To increase interaction and search for new growth points, it was decided to hold in the near future in Tashkent the next meeting of the Uzbek-Turkmen intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation.
At the end of the meeting, the leaders of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan reaffirmed their commitment to consistently deepening strategic partnership based on the principles of mutual trust and respect, which will further strengthen the centuries-old ties of friendship and good-neighborliness of the peoples of our countries.
Reported by the Uzbekistan Daily.
