Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan agree on diversification of co-op
By Trend
On Oct. 10, a meeting was held in Ashgabat city between Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who arrived to participate in a meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State, Trend reports Oct. 11, citing the Turkmenistan State News Agency.
An exchange of views on key aspects of cooperation took place and interest in diversifying partnership with great potential was confirmed, the report said.
In this context, positive assessment was given to the activities of the intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation.
The heads of state noted the importance of implementing joint infrastructure projects, and above all, the formation of a new transit corridor that will allow in the shortest way accessing the seaports in Iran, Oman and India, having created opportunities for further growth in trade, transit and investments.
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan successfully interact in both bilateral and multilateral formats, demonstrating the coincidence or closeness of positions on topical issues of the regional and global agenda, the report said.
From January to June 2019, the trade turnover between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan amounted to $257 million, which is 2.8 times more compared to the same period last year.