President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku during a working visit, with the two leaders discussing how to deepen their strategic partnership by implementing agreements reached in August.
Trade between the two countries has risen 30 percent since the start of the year, according to an account of the talks. Joint projects in geology, energy, construction, transport, logistics, light industry, tourism and other sectors have entered an active phase, and effective ties have been established at all levels, the leaders noted with satisfaction.
A busy program of cultural and humanitarian exchanges is also being implemented.
At the outset of the meeting, Mirziyoyev congratulated Aliyev on the successful chairmanship of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) and on the high-level organization of its seventh summit.
The leaders also exchanged views on international and regional issues and discussed a schedule of upcoming events.
Aliyev made a state visit to Uzbekistan in August, during which the two sides reached the agreements now being put into practice. Relations between Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan are defined as a strategic partnership and alliance.
