The foreign ministers of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan met in Baku on Oct. 15 on the sidelines of the seventh summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) to discuss regional cooperation, Turkmenistan’s Foreign Ministry reported.
The meeting was attended by Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov.
The ministers discussed key regional and international issues, as well as ways to further develop friendly relations and strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation among the three countries. They emphasized the importance of continuing political and diplomatic dialogue and expanding trilateral cooperation to promote peace, stability and sustainable development in the region.
The sides paid particular attention to developing trade and economic ties, expanding cooperation into new areas and making effective use of the three countries’ existing potential.
The meeting also highlighted the importance of developing transport and transit cooperation, improving logistics infrastructure and strengthening international transport corridors linking Central Asia with the Caucasus and other regions of the world.
