Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the President of Kyrgyzstan and Turkey

The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting with the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadir Japarov, who is in our country to participate in the OIC summit. Issues of further strengthening of friendship, good neighborliness and comprehensive strategic partnership between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan were discussed. The volume of mutual trade is growing rapidly, cooperation projects are being implemented in industry, energy, agriculture, transport and other priority areas. A program of cultural and humanitarian cooperation, rich in events, is being implemented. The leaders of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan noted the importance of implementing agreements reached at a high level. The heads of state specifically focused on the issues of starting major infrastructure projects in the Central Asian region as soon as possible. Also, on November 8, Shavkat Mirziyoyev had a meeting with the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who came to our country to participate in the 16th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization. Issues of further expansion of multilateral cooperation between Uzbekistan and Turkey and development of comprehensive strategic partnership relations were discussed. It was noted with satisfaction that mutual dialogue and exchanges are being actively continued. The volume of trade, the number of direct flights, and the flow of tourists are increasing. Major investment projects are being implemented in our country with the participation of leading Turkish companies. Since the beginning of the year, more than 500 million dollars of direct investments have been attracted, more than 200 new enterprises have been established. The importance of accelerating joint projects and programs in trade, industry, innovation, energy, transport, education, culture, tourism and other fields was emphasized. The plan of future events, including preparation for the next meeting of the Uzbekistan-Turkey Strategic Cooperation Council, was discussed.