On December 24, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, held a telephone conversation with the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev.
At the beginning of the conversation, the leader of our state sincerely congratulated the head of Azerbaijan on his birthday and particularly acknowledged his historic role in ensuring the country's independence and stable development.
During the conversation, issues of further strengthening Uzbekistan-Azerbaijan relations of friendship and strategic partnership within the framework of implementing the agreements reached at the highest level were discussed.
It was noted that cooperation is proceeding effectively in the current Year of Economic Cooperation, and mutual trade volume is growing.
It was also emphasized that projects in 20 priority directions based on the "roadmap" have entered an active phase, and cultural-humanitarian exchanges have intensified.
The Presidents also exchanged views on urgent issues on the international agenda and reviewed the plan of upcoming joint events.






