Chairman of the Khalk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held talks on Thursday, April 24, in a narrow format and with the participation of official delegations.

At the beginning of the meeting, which took place in the Congress Center of the Silk Road Samarkand complex, the National Leader of the Turkmen people conveyed greetings and best wishes to the head of Uzbekistan from the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov.

During the talks, topical issues of further development and strengthening of relations of friendship, good-neighborliness and strategic partnership were considered. The dynamic development of multifaceted cooperation in all areas of interaction, including in the political, inter-parliamentary, trade and economic, transport and communications, cultural and humanitarian spheres, was noted with deep satisfaction, the website of the President of Uzbekistan reports.

"A fruitful dialogue is maintained at all levels. Meetings of the Intergovernmental Commission, the Business Council, the Forum of Regions, cultural days, exhibitions, etc. are held regularly. Last year, mutual trade turnover amounted to 1.1 billion dollars. Trading houses have been established in the capitals, and cargo transportation volumes are growing. The task has been set to increase trade volumes to 2 billion dollars in the coming years," the report says.

It was also noted that mutually beneficial cooperation is developing in the fields of energy, transport, agriculture and water management, and other sectors of the economy. The Shavat-Dashoguz border trade zone is being jointly created. Active interregional contacts have been established, and a rich program of cultural and humanitarian exchange is being implemented.

An agreement has been reached to hold the third Forum of Regions in the city of Khiva and the Days of Culture of Turkmenistan in Uzbekistan this year. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Shavkat Mirziyoyev exchanged views on the regional partnership agenda, including the preparation of the upcoming summits in the "Central Asia Plus" format and the Seventh Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia in Tashkent.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev especially noted the importance of the upcoming Forum in Ashgabat in December this year within the framework of the International Year of Peace and Trust, declared by the UN General Assembly on the initiative of Turkmenistan, as well as other international events.

During the meeting, the President of Uzbekistan presented the National Leader of the Turkmen People with a copy of his book "Pearl of Reason" in the Uzbek language.

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