Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has received Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov, Turkmen TV Altyn Asyr channel reported on 26 July.

The sides paid special attention to the construction of a Turkmenistan-China oil pipeline and agreed to resume the work of the Turkmen-Uzbek joint commission for economic cooperation, the report added.

The minister also commented on the Uzbek president’s visit to Turkmenistan scheduled for October, the TV said.

"The minister said that the Uzbek leader was confident that his visit to Asgabat scheduled for October would demonstrate Uzbekistan’s readiness for cooperation with its close neighbour on a mutually beneficial and equal footing," the report said.