Accepting a copy of his credentials, the Minister warmly congratulated the Ambassador on his appointment and wished him success.

Mehmet Süreyya Er thanked for congratulations and assured that he uses all the experience of his previous activities, including as Vice President of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), to make a worthy contribution to strengthening and developing relations between the two countries and people.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, at the meeting, the parties discussed current issues of multifaceted bilateral cooperation.

It was emphasized that the state visit of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Uzbekistan last spring and his fruitful negotiations with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev opened a new page in interstate relations.

The trade turnover in 2018 increased by 40% and reached 2 billion 172 million USD in 2018. About 75 thousand Turkish citizens visited Uzbekistan, which is almost two times more than the previous year. The same dynamics is observed in other areas of interaction.

At the meeting, the parties exchanged views on the schedule and agenda of joint activities in 2019, conducting the first meeting of the High Council for Strategic Cooperation chaired by the heads of the two states. In this context, proposals for preparing the parties for the main event of Uzbekistan – Turkey political dialogue in 2019 were considered.