The key facts
- The meeting between Mirziyoyev and Kavelashvili took place on November 10 during the visit to Turkey
- Special attention was given to implementing the agreements of the state visit to Georgia on July 2–3
- Growth in trade turnover, industrial cooperation, tourism and transit were discussed, as well as the involvement of the regions
Meeting during the visit to Turkey
On November 10, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, while on a working visit to Turkey, held a meeting with President of Georgia Mikheil Kavelashvili. The main topic of the conversation was the further development of strategic partnership between the two countries.
Outcomes of the July visit in focus
Special attention at the meeting was given to the practical implementation of the agreements reached following Mirziyoyev's state visit to Georgia on July 2–3 of this year. The sides noted with satisfaction the intensification of contacts between parliaments, ministries, agencies and business circles. According to the presidential press service, mutual trade turnover and the number of joint ventures are steadily growing; a digital bank established with the participation of Georgian investors operates in Uzbekistan.
What was discussed for the future
The meeting discussed tasks of increasing trade turnover, developing industrial cooperation, expanding tourism and making effective use of transport and transit potential. The importance of taking coordinated measures to broadly involve the regions of the two countries in economic cooperation was also emphasized. No specific new agreements or figures resulting from the meeting were given in the press service reports — the discussion concerned areas of work and the implementation of previously reached agreements.
