BAKU: President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev during his working visit to Baku, reaffirming their commitment to strengthening strategic partnership and allied relations between the two countries.During the meeting, President Mirziyoyev warmly congratulated President Aliyev on Azerbaijan’s successful chairmanship of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) and the successful organization of its seventh summit.
The two leaders reviewed progress in bilateral cooperation, with particular emphasis on implementing agreements reached during President Aliyev’s state visit to Uzbekistan in August this year.Both presidents welcomed the growing momentum of high-level contacts and cooperation across various sectors. Bilateral trade has increased by 30 percent since the beginning of the year, while joint projects are advancing in geology, energy, construction, transport and logistics, light industry, tourism and other key industries.The leaders also highlighted the importance of expanding cultural and humanitarian exchanges to further strengthen ties between the two nations.In addition, the presidents exchanged views on key international and regional developments and discussed the schedule of upcoming bilateral and multilateral engagements.
