Shavkat Mirziyoyev holds telephone conversation with President of Turkmenistan

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Today, on 27 December, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

At the beginning of the conversation, the heads of states exchanged warm congratulations on the upcoming New Year, and also summed up the implementation of agreements at the highest level and the development of practical cooperation.

The presidents noted that 2018 was a year of strengthening relations of friendship and trust, good-neighborliness and partnership between fraternal countries and peoples.

The fruitful state visit of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to Uzbekistan in April and the practical results of the meetings at the summit of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea in Avaza in August gave a new dynamic to the development of bilateral cooperation and regional interaction.

Successfully held national exhibitions and business events in Tashkent and Ashgabat, the creation of the Business Council contributed to increasing the volume of trade and strengthening cooperation in various sectors of the economy.

The Heads of States underlined the importance of promoting projects aimed at disclosing the transit potential of the region, and also spoke in favor of continuing active interregional, cultural and humanitarian contacts.

The mutual striving for further expansion and deepening of relations of friendship, good-neighborliness and strategic partnership was confirmed.

In conclusion, the Presidents exchanged wishes of peace, prosperity and prosperity to the two fraternal peoples in 2019.