President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, at the invitation of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, arrived in Astana on October 12 on a working visit, the presidential press service said.
He was welcomed at the airport by Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov and other officials.
Meetings of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia and the Council of CIS Heads of State will be held in Astana on October 13-14. The President will address both events.
The agenda of the summits includes issues of increasing mutual trade and promoting industrial cooperation projects, establishing efficient transport communications, ensuring food security and combating climate change.
The program of the visit of the President of Uzbekistan also includes a number of bilateral meetings and multilateral negotiations with the heads of delegations of the partner countries.
The Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia is known as a "forum of dialogue" between the countries of the region. Its goal is "expanding cooperation to ensure peace, security and stability in Asia, combating illicit production and trafficking in narcotic drugs, expanding trade and economic cooperation," the presidential press service noted.
This summit will be attended by the presidents of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Russia, Iraq, Iran, Qatar, Palestine and all the countries of Central Asia.
