President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev held a meeting in Baku on October 14 to discuss strengthening the strategic partnership and alliance between the two countries, as well as expanding economic cooperation and implementing high-level agreements.
Discussion and Achievements
At the beginning of the talks, Mirziyoyev congratulated Aliyev on Azerbaijan's successful chairmanship of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building in Asia (CICA) and the organization of the seventh summit of this conference.
The leaders focused on implementing the agreements reached during Aliyev's visit to Uzbekistan in August 2026. Both sides noted the growth of contacts at various levels, and bilateral trade turnover increased by 30% since the beginning of the current year.
Joint projects are currently being implemented in areas such as geology, energy, construction, transport and logistics, light industry, and tourism. Furthermore, both countries continue their program of cultural and humanitarian exchange.
The presidents also exchanged views on current international and regional issues and discussed the schedule of upcoming bilateral events.