The Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty, on behalf of the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the fraternal Turkmen people, cordially congratulated the President of Uzbekistan on his birthday, warmly wishing peace, well-being, sustainable development and prosperity to Uzbekistan.

Issues of further strengthening friendship, good neighborliness and strategic partnership between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan were discussed.

The fruitful results of the high-level visit to Uzbekistan on 14-15 July this year, were highly appreciated. The importance of the implementation of the agreements reached based on an Action Plan, including the medium-term Industrial Cooperation Program, the project to create a Border Trade Zone, contracts and agreements following the first Forum of Regions and the Business Council, was emphasized.

Active contacts and exchanges through the established effective inter-parliamentary dialogue were noted with particular satisfaction.

Views were exchanged on the regional agenda. Issues of holding a summit of the Organization of Turkic States in the city of Samarkand in November this year were considered.