Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 15 April, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov, who arrived in our country to participate in the second ministerial meeting on the Strategic Dialogue “Central Asia – Gulf Cooperation Council”.

At the beginning of the meeting, the minister conveyed sincere greetings and good wishes from the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to the head of our state.

Issues of further expansion of Uzbek-Azerbaijani relations of strategic partnership and multifaceted cooperation were considered.

Particular attention was paid to the practical implementation of agreements at the highest level and the formation of a portfolio of promising projects in 10 new areas of interaction.

It was noted with satisfaction that thanks to regular and productive contacts, bilateral relations have reached a qualitatively new level and have been filled with concrete content.

Last year, trade turnover increased by 27 percent. Cooperation projects are being implemented in the automotive, electrical, energy, textile and agricultural industries. The Joint Investment Fund began its activities.

The schedule of upcoming meetings and events at the highest level was also reviewed.