22.06.22

Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan will create a joint investment fund, as well as intensify work on expanding cargo traffic on the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway,

it became known following the talks between Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Ilham Aliyev in an expanded format with the participation of delegations of the two countries.

The President of Uzbekistan noted that it is necessary to use the existing huge potential of cooperation, to use the factors of complementarity of the economies of the two countries.

In this context, measures will be agreed to improve efficiency using the transport communications system, including the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway. A special working group under the leadership of the Ministers of Transport will be established to eliminate obstacles to bilateral trade and transit of goods in a timely manner. Direct interregional ties play an important role in expanding multifaceted cooperation. The parties agreed that in the near future the capitals and major cities of the two countries will establish partnership relations. The head of Uzbekistan proposed to hold the first Forum of Regions and an exhibition of their industrial potential in Tashkent this year.

During the negotiations, a number of other agreements were reached aimed at strengthening cultural and humanitarian ties, in particular on holding Days of Culture and Cinema, strengthening contacts between universities, scientific institutions, sports and youth organizations.

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