A number of investment and export agreements in the fields of agriculture, electrical engineering, chemical industry and production of building materials were signed today following the meeting of delegations of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in Tashkent. This was reported on the website of the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan.

The delegation of Turkmenistan was headed by Deputy Prime Minister Serdar Berdimuhamedov, and the Uzbek delegation was headed by the Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic Sardor Umurzakov.

The event was also attended by heads of key ministries, departments, industry associations and chambers of commerce and industry of the two countries.

During the meeting, an exchange of views took place on the current state of bilateral cooperation in the investment, industrial, trade and economic, transport and logistics, cultural and humanitarian fields, as well as in the areas of water use, interregional cooperation and food security. The course of implementation of previously reached agreements was substantively reviewed and the possibilities of further deepening cooperation in promising areas were studied.

The parties paid special attention to further measures to develop industrial cooperation and indicated mutual interest in developing new proposals for the implementation of joint projects aimed at creating high-tech industries in the territories of the two states.

The importance of joint efforts to promote the potential of interregional cooperation was also noted. The parties discussed measures to prepare for the first Forum of the Regions of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan this year.

In addition, a number of issues in the areas of water management, transport, development of a network of common transport corridors and building up the transit potential of the two countries, culture and tourism were substantively considered.

During the meeting, an agreement was reached on the exchange of experience in improving the efficiency of agricultural land use, introducing international food quality standards and ensuring food security.

At the end of the event, the parties expressed their readiness to continue active interaction in all considered areas of cooperation, aimed at strengthening the multilateral partnership between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.

Earlier, Turkmenportal reported that following the visit of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to Uzbekistan, the countries agreed to implement joint projects to assemble automobiles, electrical equipment, building materials and create clusters in the tourism sector. It is also planned to create a border trade zone.