President Ilham Aliyev meets President of Uzbekistan

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on October 14, according to the Press Service of the Azerbaijani president. Aliyev praised the successful development of relations between the two countries and fondly recalled his state visit to Uzbekistan in August.

The talks focused on ways to further strengthen the strategic partnership and alliance, particularly through implementing agreements reached during that visit. Mirziyoyev said he was pleased to visit Azerbaijan and stressed that the country's development and progress were a source of joy for the brotherly Uzbek people. He also congratulated Aliyev on Azerbaijan's successful chairmanship of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) and on hosting the organization's Summit.

Aliyev noted growth in bilateral trade turnover since the start of the year. The sides welcomed the implementation of projects in energy, mutual investment, construction, transport and logistics, light industry, geology, tourism and other fields, and stressed the importance of cultural and humanitarian exchanges. The leaders also exchanged views on international and regional issues.