04.08.2025

Upon arrival in the city of Turkmenbashi, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting with the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Khalk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

At the beginning of the conversation, the Head of our state sincerely congratulated Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the high-level organization of the third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, emphasizing the vital importance of the issues included in its agenda for the sustainable development of our region.

Topical issues of further strengthening Uzbek-Turkmen relations of good neighborliness and strategic partnership in the context of the agreements reached at the meeting in Samarkand in April this year, were reviewed.

The growing dynamics of multifaceted cooperation, based on the principles of friendship, mutual trust, and consideration of common interests, were noted with deep satisfaction.

Productive and active contacts continue at all levels. Since the beginning of the year, trade turnover has reached $600 million. Cooperation is deepening in the fields of industry, energy, transport, agriculture and water management, and other sectors of the economy.

A cross-border trade zone "Shavat-Dashoguz" is being jointly established, active interregional contacts and humanitarian exchanges are ongoing.

As part of preparations for the upcoming high-level meetings, sessions of intergovernmental commissions, Business Council, Forum of Regions, and a number of cultural events are planned.

A constructive exchange of views also took place on the agenda of the UN Conference and the upcoming seventh Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia, scheduled this autumn in Tashkent.