Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with President of the Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Budapest.

Issues of further strengthening the Uzbek-Turkish relations of a comprehensive strategic partnership and expanding multifaceted cooperation were considered.

They noted with satisfaction the ongoing intensive contacts and exchanges within the framework of the implementation of agreements at the highest level.

There is a noticeable increase in indicators of mutual trade. On 1 July 2023, the Preferential Trade Agreement came into force. The number of joint ventures has exceeded 2.5 thousand.

The leaders of Uzbekistan and Türkiye welcomed the plans of the leading companies of the two countries to implement investment projects in priority sectors of the economy.

The schedule of bilateral and multilateral events was considered, including the preparation of the next meeting of the joint Strategic Cooperation Council, the upcoming summits of the Organization of Turkic States and the Economic Cooperation Organization this year.