14.09.2023

The official events, a concert and an exhibition of national industrial goods of the region's countries took place in Dushanbe as part of the Consultative Meeting of Central Asian Leaders.

The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the guest of honor of the Summit, the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the awarding ceremony of the National Leader of the Turkmen people, the Chairman of the Khalk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov with the Badge of Honor of the Heads of Central Asian States.

The Badge of Honor was established at the Third Consultative Meeting of Heads of Central Asian States in 2021. It is intended to award persons who have made a special contribution to the development of regional cooperation.

Afterward, the leaders jointly watched the gala concert "Evening of Friendship" with participation of art masters of the region's countries, held at the Kochi Borbad Palace.

Colorful performances of folklore and ethnographic ensembles and entertainers, national songs and dances clearly confirmed the commonality and cultural closeness of our peoples.

The program continued with a visit to the exhibition "EXPO Central Asia 2023", where the Presidents were presented the main types of goods produced in the region.

The "Made in Uzbekistan" platform demonstrated the potential of jewelry, textile, leather and footwear, electrical engineering, pharmaceutical industry, construction materials industry, information technologies, agriculture and tourism of Uzbekistan.

Here, goods from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan are also exhibited. Its total area is more than 1,800 square meters.

Following the visit, the heads of state gave specific instructions to the responsible executives to increase mutual trade turnover and expand industrial cooperation.

The concert, as well as a Meeting of the Dialogue of Women Leaders, an Economic forum, an exhibition of commodity producers, a Meeting of Transport Ministers, a Forum of Rectors and Scientists, other cultural and humanitarian events are held these days in Dushanbe within the framework of the regular Consultative Meeting of Heads of Central Asian States. This have become evidence of the Summit initiated by the President of our country reaching a qualitatively new level.