Head of the Turkmen diplomatic Mission in Tashkent Shadurdy Meredov and Director of the International Institute of Central Asia (IICA) Javlon Vakhabov discussed the agenda for the further development of Uzbek-Turkmen relations. This is reported by the press service of the Institute.

During the meeting, the interlocutors discussed further prospects for strategic cooperation between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, and also exchanged views on the implementation of previously reached agreements including cooperation between the expert and analytical circles of the two countries.

The sides stressed that the Turkmen-Uzbek partnership is based on a solid foundation of common history and cultural values. The interlocutors also touched upon issues of economic cooperation: The growth of trade turnover over the past year, joint work on the creation of the Shavat-Dashoguz border trade zone, as well as the mutual interest of the countries in establishing transport and logistics networks and multilateral corridors were noted.

At the end of the meeting, the Director of IICA and the Turkmen diplomat agreed to hold joint conferences and round tables with the involvement of Uzbek, Turkmen and international researchers in order to intensify scientific and expert exchanges.