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By Aynur Jafarova

Uzbekistan is interested in Kyrgyzstan's sustainable development, Uzbek Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on November 28 during the talks with his Kyrgyz counterpart Jantoro Satybaldiyev.

Satybaldiye arrived in Tashkent to attend a meeting of the Council of Heads of Governments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

"We are close neighbors and Uzbekistan is interested in sustainable development of neighboring Kyrgyzstan," Mirziyoyev said. "For centuries, our people live side by side in harmony, sharing common religious and cultural values. We have no other alternative.

Satybaldiyev, in turn, said his country intends to be involved in a constructive dialogue on all issues of the Kyrgyz-Uzbek relations.

During the meeting which was held in Uzbek capital Tashkent, Kyrgyz PM also noted the importance of regular contacts between representatives of the border areas of the two countries which will contribute to the strengthening of good-neighborly relations, the trade development, as well as solving the border problems.

The PMs also discussed a wide range of bilateral issues, including the issues of water and energy, supply of gas, and fertilizers, as well as full functioning of checkpoints on the Kyrgyz- Uzbek border.

Uzbek-Kyrgyz relations are characterized by progressive implementation of the reached agreements in the sphere of bilateral cooperation on the basis of equality and respect of each other's core interests.

Maintaining the mutual understanding and stable relations between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as the implementation of beneficial and promising projects meets the interests of both countries.