The program of the working visit of Turkmenistan's President to Uzbekistan began on November 28 with a meeting of the leaders of the two countries.

The program of the working visit of Turkmenistan's President to Uzbekistan began on November 28 with a meeting of the leaders of the two countries.

The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov considered current issues of bilateral relations and discussed prospects for their expansion.

Dynamics of development of Uzbekistan – Turkmenistan multifaceted cooperation, which reached the level of strategic partnership, was noted with deep satisfaction.

At the meeting, special attention was paid to issues of practical interaction, including increasing mutual trade, implementation of cooperation projects in mechanical engineering, energy, transport, agriculture and other priority sectors.

The importance of continuing active contacts at the regional level, as well as in the cultural-humanitarian sphere, was emphasized.

The leaders of the two countries also exchanged views on the international and regional agendas.

Presidents of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan expressed a unanimous opinion that holding of the Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia in Tashkent will strengthen friendship, good-neighborliness and partnership in the region.