President Erdoğan met with Uzbekistan President Mirziyoyev. 5 agreements signed

According to the statement made by the Presidential Directorate of Communications, at the meeting at the Presidential Complex, the leaders discussed Türkiye-Uzbekistan bilateral relations and regional and global issues.

During the meeting, President Erdoğan stated that Turkey and Uzbekistan will continue to take steps to further their relations at the High Level Strategic Cooperation level in many areas, especially trade, investment, mining, transportation and defense industry.

Erdogan stated that he believes that the Organization of Turkic States will continue on its way by getting stronger with new cooperation moves, and that he hopes the Leaders Summit in Ankara will be an important milestone on this path.

President Erdoğan also invited Uzbekistan President Mirziyoyev to the COP31 Leaders Summit to be held in Antalya.

5 AGREEMENTS WERE SIGNED

Following the meeting, agreements were signed between the two countries.

The Additional Protocol on the Amendment of the Protocol Between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Exchange of Preliminary Information on Vehicles and Goods Passing the Borders of the Country, dated 29 March 2022, was signed by Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Bahtiyor Saidov.

The Protocol Amending the Preferential Trade Agreement Between the Republic of Türkiye and the Republic of Uzbekistan was signed by Ömer Bolat and Uzbekistan Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade Laziz Kudratov.

The Social Security Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Türkiye and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan was signed by the Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Işıkhan and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Saidov.

Vedat Işıkhan and Bahtiyor Saidov signed the Administrative Agreement on the Implementation of the Social Security Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Türkiye and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan.