Atambaev: Uzbekistan to become trade and political center of Central Asia
05/09/2017 18:57
Atambaev: Uzbekistan to become trade and political center of Central Asia
05/09/2017 18:57
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev held talks in Bishkek on 5 September with the participation of delegations from the two countries.
“Today’s state visit of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan opens a new era, a new era in the relations of two fraternal countries, two independent republics. Uzbekistan is the only country in Central Asia, which have borders with all countries of the region. We see that in less than a year of his presidency, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, you have radically improved relations with all neighboring republics. All this had a beneficial effect on the whole political situation in the whole region,” President Atambayev said.
Atambaev stressed that watching the progressive reforms in Uzbekistan’s economy and politics, he is increasingly convincing that in near future the country will become not only a geographical but also an economic, commercial and political center of Central Asia.
President Almazbek Atambayev expressed gratitude for the visit to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and wished him peace and prosperity to the brotherly people of Uzbekistan.
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev expressed gratitude for warm welcome, and noted the high level of mutual cooperation.
“My friend, brother Almazbek Atambaev played and plays a great role in these encounters. During our meeting in Samarkand, we frankly talked, frankly. Today we are at the closest friends in embraces, with our brotherly people. I was watching TV. There, people do not believe that they can, as before, go to Andijan and Osh. As a leader, I really want this and I think that we are obliged to fulfill the wishes of our peoples," Shavkat Mirziyoyev said.
During his speech, the President of Uzbekistan expressed confidence that the forthcoming presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan will be successful.
“The Kyrgyz people will vote for continuity, as well as peace and stability, which Almazbek Sharshenovich has been trying to strengthen all these years,” Shavkat Mirziyoyev said.
According to him, in this short period of time, political trust between the two countries has increased, there is political will and a willingness to find a compromise.
“In a short period of time, we were able to significantly improve indicators of trade and economic relations. There are plans to raise the trade turnover between the countries to US$500 million. We also agreed to accelerate construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway and Osh-Andijan-Kashgar highway,” Shavkat Mirziyoyev said.
He stressed that he intends in near future to complete work on signing contractual documents, their implementation.
In his speech, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev also noted the cultural and humanitarian component of the relationship between the two countries has significant potential.
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