Tashkent, 28 March 2022 (TDI): President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is going to pay an official visit to Uzbekistan at the invitation of Uzbekistan’s President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
On Monday, the Press Service of Uzbekistan’s President announced that the Turkish President would be visiting the Republic of Uzbekistan. The official visit is scheduled for 29-30 March 2022.
The President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan @RTErdogan will pay official visit to Uzbekistan on March 29-30 at the invitation of President Mirziyoyev. #Mirziyoyev #visit #Turkey #cooperation pic.twitter.com/exnqRaX28Q
— Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s Press-service (@president_uz) March 28, 2022
Schedule of the meeting
Evidently, the Turkish President will attend the “second meeting of the Uzbek-Turkish Strategic Partnership Council” during his visit. The leaders will discuss strengthening and further developing bilateral ties and strategic partnerships between the two countries.
The agenda of talks also include the expansion of multifaceted cooperation between the two countries. They will also exchange views on contemporary issues of regional and international politics.
According to the press service of the Uzbek President, “The main focus will be on the promotion of joint cooperation projects in trade, investment, innovation, industry, logistics, tourism and other sectors of the economy, the implementation of cultural and humanitarian exchange programs”.
Lastly, both parties will adopt a joint statement. Furthermore, they will be signing numerous bilateral documents.
Uzbekistan-Turkey Relations
The first country to recognize the independence of Uzbekistan was Turkey on 16 December 1991. On 4 March 1992, the two countries established diplomatic ties. On 4 March 2022, the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Turkey marked three decades of diplomatic ties.
Due to some reasons, the relationships between the two countries deteriorated, but they started to revive when President Mirziyoyev assumed office in Uzbekistan.
In 2020, Turkey hosted the First meeting of the Turkey-Uzbekistan High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council, which marked a historic moment in the two countries’ bilateral relations.
Likewise, the second meeting is scheduled for President Erdogan’s next visit on Tuesday. Furthermore, Turkey is now one of Uzbekistan’s top five trade partners.
