Ilham Aliyev visits Uzbekistan and meets with his counterpart
On June 21, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev arrived in Uzbekistan for a state visit, according to the Azerbaijan President's press office. Ilham Aliyev and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended the opening ceremony of the large memorial of Heydar Aliyev.
On the same day, Aliyev and Mirziyoyev held a meeting in an expanded and tête-à-tête format. Following the meeting, the delegations signed several intergovernmental documents.
Main documents:
- The Presidents signed the "Declaration on the Deepening of Strategic Partnership and Expanding Comprehensive Cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Uzbekistan."
- Minister of Labour and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan Sahil Babayev, and Minister of Employment and Labour Relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Nozim Khusanov, signed the "Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan."
- Minister of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan Rashad Nabiyev and Minister of Innovative Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan Ibrohim Abdurakhmonov signed the "Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Innovative Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan."
- Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan Inam Karimov and Head of Agency of Plant Protection and Quarantine of the Republic of Uzbekistan Ibrohim Ergashev signed the "Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Plant Quarantine and Protection between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan."
- Minister of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mikayil Jabbarov and Minister of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan Ruslanbek Davletov signed the "Agreement on cooperation in the protection of industrial property between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan."
- Minister of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Zakir Hasanov, and the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Bakhodir Kurbanov, signed the "Agreement on Military Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Agreement on Military-Technical Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan."
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Vladimir Norov, signed the "Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Cooperation in Combating Illegal Migration and the Program of Cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2022-2024."
On June 22, Aliyev arrived in the Uzbek city of Urgench. The President of Uzbekistan hosted a reception in honor of Ilham Aliyev in Khiva.
On the same day, Aliyev ended his state visit to Uzbekistan.