Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 11 December, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov.

The President of Uzbekistan cordially congratulated the leader of Turkmenistan and the brotherly Turkmen people on the 25th anniversary of the country’s neutrality, sincerely wishing peace, wellbeing, progress and prosperity.

The current issues of bilateral cooperation and the international agenda were considered during the conversation.

The Presidents expressed deep satisfaction with the achieved high level and modern dynamics of development of Uzbekistan – Turkmenistan relations of centuries-old friendship, good-neighborliness and strategic partnership.

The priorities of interaction for the future in such key areas as trade, industrial cooperation, agriculture, energy, transport and transit, interregional ties and humanitarian programs have been determined.

An agreement was reached to establish practical cooperation and conduct joint research in combating the spread of coronavirus infection.

The important role of the effective activity of the joint Intergovernmental Commission and active interdepartmental dialogue in ensuring the unconditional implementation of agreements at the highest level was emphasized.

The leaders also exchanged views on the situation in the world, agreed to continue traditionally close contacts and mutual support within the framework of the United Nations institutions and other international structures.

Presidents of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan highlighted the prospects for regional cooperation, as well as discussed preparations for the upcoming CIS summit.

The conversation has taken place in a traditionally warm and friendly atmosphere.