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PoliticsOctober 19, 2026
Mirziyoyev receives Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov in Samarkand to discuss strategic partnership
On October 19, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev received Rashid Meredov, Deputy Chairman of Turkmenistan's Cabinet of Ministers and Foreign Minister, in Samarkand. Meredov was in Uzbekistan for the Central Asia–US (C5+1) foreign ministers' meeting.
Meredov conveyed greetings from Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Halk Maslahaty Chairman Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The sides discussed developing friendship, good-neighbourliness and strategic partnership, noting the recent creation of the Supreme Council for Strategic Partnership.
They noted growing trade and cargo transport and the successful work of the Shavat–Dashoguz cross-border trade zone. The timely implementation of high-level agreements was stressed, along with preparations for the third Forum of Regions and the Days of Culture and Cinema of Uzbekistan in Turkmenistan.
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