Today November 23, 2017 marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

On this occasion the heads of the two states exchanged congratulatory messages.

The message of the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev noted said: "At present, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, through demonstrating an exemplary model of bilateral and multilateral cooperation in the political, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres, are building a solid foundation, which guarantees the further development of the whole region of Central Asia,". - Your visit to Astana and my visit to Tashkent this year have made a worthy contribution to the deepening of bilateral ties. Their outcomes, while significantly broadening the horizons of our relations, have determined new priorities in our agenda. "

Nursultan Nazarbayev expressed his firm conviction that "fruitful strategic partnership ties between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan will continue to develop dynamically in the future for the benefit of our peoples living for centuries in friendship and harmony."

The message of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, said that "this truly historic event laid a solid foundation for strengthening friendship and good neighborliness, dynamic development of mutually beneficial and multifaceted cooperation between our countries on the basis of the provisions of the Eternal Friendship and Strategic Partnership Ties treaties ".

"The fruitful meetings and high-level talks that took place this year made it possible to elevate the Uzbek-Kazakh ties to a completely new qualitative level, filling them with concrete practical content," the document said. "The achieved level of successful and productive cooperation fully meets the interests of the fraternal peoples of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, contributes to stability and progress in the entire region of Central Asia."

The Uzbek leader underscored the firm intention "to further actively expand and deepen comprehensive interaction, including within the framework of international and regional organizations. This will undoubtedly contribute to the consistent strengthening of friendship, good-neighborliness and partnership ties between our countries and peoples."