Interim Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov hosted his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu who landed in Tashkent to attend the first meeting of the Uzbekistan-Azerbaijan-Turkey dialogue format.
The parties reviewed the planned bilateral and multilateral events, organizational aspects of preparations for the summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Samarkand.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the counterparts focused on the implementation of high-level agreements on increasing the two-way trade volume, implementing investment projects in various sectors of the economy, and expanding cultural-humanitarian and tourism exchanges.
The sides noted that Uzbekistan and Turkey were interested in developing cooperation within the framework of international institutions.
They exchanged views on the situation in the world and in the region. The Turkish delegation highly appreciated the outcomes of the conference on Afghanistan held in Tashkent and recognized that both sides are ready to continue coordinating efforts in the direction of Afghanistan and to provide humanitarian aid to this country.
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu emphasized the importance of holding the first meeting of the Uzbekistan-Azerbaijan-Turkey dialogue in Tashkent with the participation of heads of ministries responsible for foreign policy, trade, economy and transport.
Bilateral and multilateral events, including organizational aspects of preparations for the summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Samarkand, were also discussed.
