Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 12 July, the International Institute of Central Asia is planning to hold an international conference on the topic: “Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Prospects for development at a new historical stage of interaction”.

The event is organized by the International Institute of Central Asia together with the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

The conference is expected to be attended by heads and leading experts of state and analytical structures of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan - the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the International Institute of Central Asia, the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Center for Economic Research and Reforms under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Ministry Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Information and Analytical Center for International Relations under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Coordination and Methodological Center for the Modern History of Uzbekistan under the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, the Republican Turkmen National Cultural Center, the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the Scientific Center for Strategic Studies under the IMO of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the International University of the Humanities of Turkmenistan, Institute of Language, Literature and National Manuscript named after. Makhtumkuli of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan.

The upcoming event will become an effective platform for an open exchange of views on the current state of Uzbek-Turkmen cooperation and the identification of new promising areas of cooperation, including to strengthen and expand the regional dialogue.