Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- A consultative meeting of the heads of states of Central Asia will be held in Cholpon-Ata, Issyk-Kul region, on 20-21 July. Muratbek Azymbakiyev, head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration of the Kyrgyz Republic, announced this.

The meeting will be attended by the presidents of Kyrgyzstan - Sadyr Japarov, Kazakhstan - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Tajikistan - Emomali Rahmon, Turkmenistan - Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Uzbekistan - Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

“The leaders of the countries will exchange views on strengthening the interaction of the Central Asian states in a joint response to challenges and threats to regional security, discuss the prospects for expanding cooperation in order to ensure sustainable economic growth of the states of the region, as well as issues of further strengthening cultural and humanitarian interaction between the states of Central Asia,” said Azymbakiev.

As part of the next Consultative Meeting of the Heads of States of Central Asia, it is planned to sign documents aimed at strengthening friendship, good neighborliness and cooperation between the countries of the region.

In addition, Sadyr Japarov will hold bilateral meetings with some leaders of the countries.