Presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed an agreement establishing a High-Level Business Support Council at the end of talks in Ankara.
The leaders also signed a package of bilateral documents covering various areas of their broad, long-term partnership. They include:
- Protocol on expanding the list of goods under the preferential trade agreement.
- Intergovernmental social security agreement and an administrative agreement on its implementation.
- Protocol amending the protocol on advance exchange of information on the movement of goods and vehicles across state borders, signed on March 29, 2022.
The accords are intended to expand trade and economic cooperation, create favorable conditions for businesses and effectively protect the social rights of citizens of both countries.
Mirziyoyev arrived in Ankara on a working visit, accompanied by his wife, at Erdoğan’s invitation. The Uzbek leader will attend the summit of the Organization of Turkic States.
The Summit is being held under the slogan “Turkic Century: Unity in Language, Thought and Action.” Its agenda includes strengthening multilateral cooperation in priority areas.
