The President of Turkmenistan will soon pay an official visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan, during which a package of documents on cooperation will be signed. This was stated today during a working video broadcast by Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reports.

In this regard, the Head of state instructed Vice - Premier Esenmyrat Orazgeldiyev to discuss the agreements being prepared for signing together with his Uzbek counterpart at the upcoming meeting of the Joint Turkmen-Uzbek Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation next week.

“Today, bilateral cooperation, based on the principles of friendship, brotherhood, good-neighborliness and embracing close cooperation in many sectors of the national economy, is characterized by intensity. The agreements reached during the meetings and negotiations at the highest level and the outlined long-term plans are designed to bring the Turkmen - Uzbek political, trade and cultural ties to a higher level that meets mutual interests,” Berdimuhamedov said.

The last time Berdimuhamedov visited Uzbekistan was in November 2019. Moreover, in August of this year, the heads of the two countries met in the national tourist zone “Avaza” on the coast of the Caspian Sea on the sidelines of the third consultative meeting of the presidents of the Central Asian countries.