The pace of implementation of the agreements, reached at the negotiations, which had taken place in Samarkand on 18 November 2016, were discussed at the meeting. A particular attention was paid to developing mutually beneficial trade-economic and investment cooperation, modernizing a tourist infrastructure, implementing projects in the spheres of textiles, leather, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, construction materials and processing of agricultural products. 

Shavkat Mirziyoyev underlined that this meeting is a favourable opportunity to exchange views on further developing cooperation between Uzbekistan and Turkey. 

President of Turkey accentuated the willingness of his country to elevate the relations with Uzbekistan to a new level, corresponding to the interests of the two countries. 

The President of our country highlighted that Uzbekistan and Turkey have a huge, not fully utilised potential for developing cooperation in political, trade-economic, investment, tourism and other spheres.