President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov held talks in the capital of Uzbekistan.
During the one-on-one talks the leaders of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan discussed a wide range of issues relating to the current state and prospects of Turkmen-Uzbek cooperation in key areas in the context of bilateral agreements, social and economic development priorities of the two countries and their plans for the future. In this regard, the sides called for further enhancement of a constructive interstate political dialogue and intensification of effective trade and economic partnership and traditional humanitarian and cultural contacts.
The sides also discussed a number of topical issues of regional and international politics of mutual interest. Then the government delegations of the two countries joined the talks, which were held in the Assembly Hall.
The leaders of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan noted that the existing level of mutual trust and understanding between the two brotherly countries enabled them to build their relations on a long-term basis, harmonize approaches to key issues of international and regional policy and develop the plans for long-term cooperation in the economic, trade, investment, cultural and humanitarian spheres.
It was emphasized that Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan were committed to establishing stable and effective mechanisms to ensure peaceful and sustainable development of Central Asia, preventing conflicts, resolving all existing problems by political and diplomatic means, strengthening good neighbourliness and taking mutual interests into consideration.
The strategic areas of bilateral cooperation include the energy sector, in particular the construction of the Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan-China gas pipeline with the capacity to supply up to 25 billion cubic metres of gas per year.
The readiness of Turkmenistan to work together to build a transport corridor on the route Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-the Caspian Sea-South Caucasus with an outlet to the Black Sea ports of Georgia, Turkey, Romania and other countries was confirmed.
The proposal to intensify joint efforts on the creation of the Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Iran-Oman transport and transit corridor was put forward.
It was noted that Turkmenistan stood ready to consider the possibility of building the Central Asia-China railway so as to diversify continental traffic flows.
With the aim to build up cooperation in addressing environmental issues at the bilateral level as well as in the international format, Turkmenistan proposed to concretize joint efforts to establish specialized agencies on a permanent basis in the Central Asian region that would encourage international cooperation to address environmental issues.
Dwelling on Turkmen-Uzbek trade and economic relations that have the tremendous potential, the Turkmen leader proposed to enhance them.
The particularly important areas of mutually beneficial cooperation include tourism industry.
It was emphasized that the two countries paid particular attention to the promotion of cultural and humanitarian contacts.
The leaders of the two countries also called for the strengthening of fruitful relations between the legislative bodies and promotion of regular exchanges of parliamentary delegations.
After the talks had been concluded, the ceremony of signing bilateral documents took place in the Hall of Press Conferences.
The Memorandum of Cooperation between the Ministry of Rail Transport of Turkmenistan and the Uzbekistan Railways Joint Stock Company, the Agreement on mutual assistance in customs matters between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the contract between the Ministry of Agriculture of Turkmenistan and the Uzprommashimpeks Joint Stock Company, the contract between the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan and the Samarkand Automobile Plant Limited Liability Company, the contract between the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan and the General Motors Uzbekistan Joint Stock Company, the Programme of Cooperation in Tourism Sector between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2016-2018; the Programme of Cooperation in Health Care and Sport Sectors between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2016-2018, the Programme of Scientific and Technical Cooperation between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2016-2018, the Protocol on the amendments and additions to the Agreement on the checkpoints on the state border of October 18, 2007 between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Memorandum of Cooperation between the Institute of International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the University of World Economy and Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Memorandum on the main principles of cooperation in transport sector between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan were signed.
President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov put their signatures to the Joint Statement to the applause of those present.
After the signing ceremony had been concluded, the leaders of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan gave a press conference.
In the evening, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan gave an official dinner in honour of the distinguished Turkmen guest, at which the two leaders exchanged speeches.
After the official dinner had been concluded, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov headed to the Tashkent International Airport and left for Ashgabat.
Some hours later the President’s plane landed at the international airport in Turkmenbashi town in Balkan Velayat, where the Turkmen leader arrived for a working visit to the western region of the country. High-ranking officials greeted the leader of Turkmenistan at the airport. President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov headed from the airport to his residence.
During the one-on-one talks the leaders of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan discussed a wide range of issues relating to the current state and prospects of Turkmen-Uzbek cooperation in key areas in the context of bilateral agreements, social and economic development priorities of the two countries and their plans for the future. In this regard, the sides called for further enhancement of a constructive interstate political dialogue and intensification of effective trade and economic partnership and traditional humanitarian and cultural contacts.
The sides also discussed a number of topical issues of regional and international politics of mutual interest. Then the government delegations of the two countries joined the talks, which were held in the Assembly Hall.
The leaders of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan noted that the existing level of mutual trust and understanding between the two brotherly countries enabled them to build their relations on a long-term basis, harmonize approaches to key issues of international and regional policy and develop the plans for long-term cooperation in the economic, trade, investment, cultural and humanitarian spheres.
It was emphasized that Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan were committed to establishing stable and effective mechanisms to ensure peaceful and sustainable development of Central Asia, preventing conflicts, resolving all existing problems by political and diplomatic means, strengthening good neighbourliness and taking mutual interests into consideration.
The strategic areas of bilateral cooperation include the energy sector, in particular the construction of the Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan-China gas pipeline with the capacity to supply up to 25 billion cubic metres of gas per year.
The readiness of Turkmenistan to work together to build a transport corridor on the route Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-the Caspian Sea-South Caucasus with an outlet to the Black Sea ports of Georgia, Turkey, Romania and other countries was confirmed.
The proposal to intensify joint efforts on the creation of the Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Iran-Oman transport and transit corridor was put forward.
It was noted that Turkmenistan stood ready to consider the possibility of building the Central Asia-China railway so as to diversify continental traffic flows.
With the aim to build up cooperation in addressing environmental issues at the bilateral level as well as in the international format, Turkmenistan proposed to concretize joint efforts to establish specialized agencies on a permanent basis in the Central Asian region that would encourage international cooperation to address environmental issues.
Dwelling on Turkmen-Uzbek trade and economic relations that have the tremendous potential, the Turkmen leader proposed to enhance them.
The particularly important areas of mutually beneficial cooperation include tourism industry.
It was emphasized that the two countries paid particular attention to the promotion of cultural and humanitarian contacts.
The leaders of the two countries also called for the strengthening of fruitful relations between the legislative bodies and promotion of regular exchanges of parliamentary delegations.
After the talks had been concluded, the ceremony of signing bilateral documents took place in the Hall of Press Conferences.
The Memorandum of Cooperation between the Ministry of Rail Transport of Turkmenistan and the Uzbekistan Railways Joint Stock Company, the Agreement on mutual assistance in customs matters between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the contract between the Ministry of Agriculture of Turkmenistan and the Uzprommashimpeks Joint Stock Company, the contract between the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan and the Samarkand Automobile Plant Limited Liability Company, the contract between the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan and the General Motors Uzbekistan Joint Stock Company, the Programme of Cooperation in Tourism Sector between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2016-2018; the Programme of Cooperation in Health Care and Sport Sectors between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2016-2018, the Programme of Scientific and Technical Cooperation between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2016-2018, the Protocol on the amendments and additions to the Agreement on the checkpoints on the state border of October 18, 2007 between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Memorandum of Cooperation between the Institute of International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the University of World Economy and Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Memorandum on the main principles of cooperation in transport sector between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan were signed.
President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov put their signatures to the Joint Statement to the applause of those present.
After the signing ceremony had been concluded, the leaders of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan gave a press conference.
In the evening, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan gave an official dinner in honour of the distinguished Turkmen guest, at which the two leaders exchanged speeches.
After the official dinner had been concluded, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov headed to the Tashkent International Airport and left for Ashgabat.
Some hours later the President’s plane landed at the international airport in Turkmenbashi town in Balkan Velayat, where the Turkmen leader arrived for a working visit to the western region of the country. High-ranking officials greeted the leader of Turkmenistan at the airport. President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov headed from the airport to his residence.