Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with Turkmenistan’s Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers – Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov on October 19 to discuss bilateral ties and regional cooperation, the presidential press service reported.
Meredov arrived in Uzbekistan to participate in a meeting of foreign ministers from Central Asian countries and the United States under the C5+1 format in Samarkand.
At the beginning of the meeting, Meredov conveyed greetings and best wishes to Mirziyoyev from Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Chairman of the People’s Council (Halk Maslahaty) and National Leader of the Turkmen people.
Source: Presidential Press Service
The two sides reviewed prospects for further developing relations between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, with an emphasis on friendship, good-neighbourly ties and strategic partnership.
The meeting highlighted growing engagement at various levels, including the establishment of the High-Level Strategic Partnership Council, a new mechanism in bilateral relations. The sides also noted steady growth in mutual trade and cargo transportation, as well as the successful operation of the Shavat–Dashoguz border trade zone.
Mirziyoyev and Meredov stressed the importance of implementing agreements reached at the highest level and preparing for the third Forum of Regions, as well as Uzbekistan’s Days of Culture and Cinema, which are scheduled to take place in Turkmenistan.
The sides also exchanged views on regional cooperation.