Ashgabat and Tashkent form new partnership agenda

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Special attention was paid to the formation of a new agenda for the multi-faceted partnership between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in preparation for the upcoming high-level meetings during a meeting between Turkmenistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rashid Meredov, and Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Tashkent, Orient reports.

The minister, who was in Tashkent to participate in the meeting of the heads of foreign ministries of Central Asian countries and the Cooperation Council of Arab States of the Gulf, conveyed greetings and good wishes from the President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedow, and the national leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, to the President of Uzbekistan.

Current issues related to the development of bilateral relations of friendship, good neighborliness, and deep strategic partnership were discussed. In particular, the growth of mutual trade turnover was noted, which will be facilitated by the ongoing establishment of the Shavat-Dashoguz border trade zone. Mutually beneficial cooperation in the fields of industrial cooperation, energy, transport and logistics, and agriculture continues.

Cultural and humanitarian exchanges are expanding. This year, a series of events will take place in Uzbekistan to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the poet Magtymguly Pyragy.

Opinions were also exchanged on current issues on the regional and international agenda, as reported on the website of the President of Uzbekistan.

CentralasianLIGHT.org

April 16, 2024