ASTANA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan agreed to jointly develop international transport and transit corridor to Europe and Middle East countries after the presidents' meeting on Monday.
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev started his first visit to Turkmenistan on Monday after he won the presidential election at the end of 2016, according to the local media.
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed his readiness to participate in the creation of an international transport corridor in Ashgabat. Different agreements on economic, trade, energy issues were discussed as well.
"In particular, Turkmenistan is ready to work together to create a corridor from Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Caspian Sea-South Caucasus with access to the Black Sea ports of Georgia, Turkey, Romania and other countries," Berdymukhamedov said after the talks with Uzbek President.
Turkmenistan President said on Monday that Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan will strengthen cooperation in the transport field to create a powerful and modern infrastructure, which would provide an integrated transport systems in the Central Asian region, Europe and the Middle East.
Berdimukhamedov highlighted that the efficiency of Turkmen-Uzbek cooperation will be strengthened due to common interests and the political will.
The two presidents signed an agreement on strategic economic cooperation for 2018-2020 years, a memorandum on further development of cooperation in the field of rail transport, inter-governmental co-operation program in the cultural and humanitarian sphere for 2017-2019 years, the program of cooperation between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan for 2017-2018 years.
Uzbek President on Monday started a two-day state visit Turkmenistan.
