Yesterday, at the Kuksaroy Residence, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks in a contracted format, reports “Dunyo” IA correspondent.

According to the press service of the Head of our state, the leaders of the two countries exchanged views on further developing the multifaceted cooperation between Uzbekistan and Turkey based on mutual respect, friendship and trust.

During the talks, the main attention was paid to the issues of raising the level of strategic partnership, deepening political, inter-parliamentary, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian ties between the two countries.

In recent years, cooperation has noticeably intensified. The agreements reached at the highest level are being consistently implemented. Constant contacts are maintained at the level of governments, ministries and agencies, as well as regions of the two countries.

Presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasized that an important area of cooperation between Uzbekistan and Turkey is the further expansion of trade, economic and investment ties through the implementation of cooperative projects and programs.

In this context, the need for realizing the existing great potential and opportunities of the parties, including through the active involvement of the mechanism of the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation, was noted.

The parties stated the similarity of their positions during the exchange of views on the regional and international agenda. An intention was expressed to continue bilateral interaction within the framework of multilateral international institutions.