Meredov, Mirziyoyev Discuss Strengthening Turkmen-Uzbek Relations
Tashkent, The Gulf Observer: Turkmenistan’s Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during his visit to Uzbekistan to attend a meeting of foreign ministers in the C5+1 format, according to the Uzbek president’s official press service.
At the outset of the meeting, Meredov conveyed warm greetings and best wishes from Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, National Leader of the Turkmen People and Chairman of Turkmenistan’s Halk Maslahaty, to President Mirziyoyev.
The two sides discussed key issues concerning the further strengthening of friendship, good-neighborly relations and strategic partnership between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. They also exchanged views on priority areas of regional cooperation.
Both sides welcomed the growing engagement between the two countries at all levels and emphasized the importance of establishing a High-Level Council for Strategic Partnership as a new mechanism to advance bilateral relations.
The meeting also highlighted steady growth in mutual trade and cargo transportation between the neighboring countries, alongside the successful operation of the Shavat-Dashoguz cross-border trade zone, which serves as an important platform for expanding economic cooperation.
The two sides underscored the need to ensure the timely implementation of agreements reached at the highest level, emphasizing that fulfilling existing commitments would further strengthen bilateral ties and promote practical cooperation.
They also stressed the importance of making comprehensive preparations for the third Regions Forum and the Days of Uzbek Culture and Cinema, scheduled to take place in Turkmenistan.
The meeting reaffirmed the shared commitment of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to deepening their strategic partnership, expanding regional cooperation and strengthening longstanding ties of friendship and good-neighborliness.
