BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 4
By Klavdiya Romakayeva - Trend:
Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan will work out the issues of resuming direct flights and international road transportation in compliance with sanitary and epidemiological requirements, Trend reports with reference to the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan.
The issue was discussed by the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan Sardor Umurzakov and the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, co-chairman of the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation (IGC) Esenmurad Orazgeldiyev.
During the negotiations, the sides noted the significant potential in development of multifaceted interaction between the two states, urgency of mobilizing available resources and opportunities for deepening cooperation in priority areas.
An agreement was reached to hold the next meeting of the IGC in Uzbekistan in the near future.
Also, within the framework of the IGC, the second meeting of the Uzbek-Turkmen Business Council will be organized. The joint work of the relevant ministries and departments of the two countries will be intensified, aimed at forming an agenda for upcoming events and working out new investment projects and trade agreements.
In addition, the parties discussed prospects for the development of cooperation in the fields of transport and logistics. In particular, it was agreed that the ministries of transport of the two countries will work out the issues of resuming direct flights and international road communications in compliance with sanitary and epidemiological requirements.
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