Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 18 March, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, held a telephone conversation with the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

The two leaders warmly congratulated each other on the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan and the upcoming Navruz holiday, extending their best wishes for peace, well-being, and prosperity to the peoples of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

During the conversation, they discussed in detail the key issues related to further strengthening the Uzbek-Kazakh strategic partnership and allied relations.

Particular attention was given to coordinated measures aimed at expanding bilateral trade, advancing joint projects in industrial cooperation, transport, energy, and agriculture, as well as in other key sectors, including regional-level collaboration.

The leaders highly commended the series of cultural and humanitarian events currently taking place in various cities of Kazakhstan with the participation of representatives from both nations.

They also reviewed the schedule of upcoming bilateral and multilateral meetings at the highest levels, including preparations for summits in the “Central Asia Plus” format.