Acting President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev had a telephone conversation with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on 26 October 2016.

Acting President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev had a telephone conversation with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on 26 October 2016.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev cordially congratulated Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov with the occasion of a significant date - the 25th anniversary of Turkmenistan's independence and wished him new successes in his responsible work, and the friendly people of Turkmenistan - the well-being and further progress.

In his turn, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed sincere gratitude for warm congratulations and conveyed personal wishes of peace, tranquility and prosperity to the brotherly nation of Uzbekistan.

During the conversation, it was noted that in historically a short period, friendly Turkmenistan, thanks to a deliberate strategy of large-scale socio-economic reforms and political transformations, has achieved high goals in ensuring the continued growth of well-being and spiritual renewal of talented and diligent Turkmen people, as well as increasing the country's prestige in the international arena.

Our peoples are closely linked by centuries-old relations of sincere fraternal friendship and good neighborliness, common traditions, customs and cultural values, which create a solid and immutable foundation for developing and deepening long-term comprehensive cooperation.

During the conversation the leaders of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan discussed the pace of implementation of the agreements, reached at recent bilateral meetings on various levels, on priority areas of further enhancing mutually beneficial cooperation in political, diplomatic, commercial, economic, transport and communications, cultural-humanitarian and other spheres.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov confirmed the firm willingness to steadily continue and develop constructive, trust-based and open Uzbek-Turkmen dialogue in all areas of the bilateral agenda and on international issues for the well-being of the two friendly nations, as well as for the security and stability in the Central Asian region.