Minister: Uzbekistan's relations with Azerbaijan and Turkiye reached highest level

We are grateful to our Azerbaijani colleagues for the initiative to create such a format of mutual activity and to our Turkish partners for their support, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, Vladimir Norov, said in a briefing on the conclusion of the first meeting held in the Uzbekistan-Azerbaijan-Turkiye dialogue format.

"Cultural-historical closeness based on national traditions, language, culture, and religion and multi-generational ties have connected our countries since ancient times. Thanks to the political will and course determined by the heads of our states, the relations of Uzbekistan with Azerbaijan and Turkiye are today at the highest level in the history of cooperation.

"The official visit of the President of Turkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in March 2022 and the state visit of the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, to Uzbekistan in June of this year opened a new stage of our strategic partnership and encouraged the further strengthening of relations based on the principles of mutual trust, respect, and support," Norov said.