The key facts

  • President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Turkey on October 29–30 at the invitation of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
  • The visit coincides with the Organization of Turkic States summit in Ankara on the theme 'The Turkic Century'.
  • Participants plan to adopt the Ankara Declaration and new documents on developing cooperation.

The president's two-day visit to Ankara

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a working visit to Turkey on October 29–30 at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The main event of the trip will be the leader's participation in the next summit of the Organization of Turkic States, which will be held in Ankara under the motto 'The Turkic Century: Unity in Language, Thought and Deed'.

Summit agenda and planned documents

During the meeting, the heads of delegations intend to discuss ways to expand multilateral cooperation in trade and economic, investment, transport and logistics, and cultural and humanitarian spheres, as well as in the areas of tourism, ecology and education. Particular attention will be paid to current issues on the international and regional agenda. Following the summit, the adoption of the Ankara Declaration and a number of joint decisions aimed at deepening partnership between the participating countries is planned.