The first state visit of the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to India will take place in October, the Uzbek Deputy PM Sukhrob Kholmuradov said during the 11th Uzbek-Indian intergovernmental commission Thursday.
"I hope that today in the meeting and the business forum, we will agree on concrete joint steps and projects that will be finalized during the upcoming meeting of our leaders in October this year in New Delhi," he said.
He expressed the hope that the visit "will open a new page in our bilateral ties, especially in the economic, trade and investment areas"
Shavkat Mirziyoyev's visit is expected to coincide with the Indian holiday - Gandhi's birthday, said Suresh Prabhu, the Minister of Trade and Industry of India. This holiday is celebrated on October 2.
