The sides have exchanged views on present issues on the current agenda, as well as discussed strategic directions for the development of bilateral cooperation during the talks.
- Your first state visit as a President takes place during the days of Nauryz celebrations and the year of the 25th anniversary of the diplomatic relations establishment between our states. Kazakhstan is prepared to create all conditions for the visit of Uzbekistan’s delegation to be productive, the Head of our State said.
The President of Kazakhstan stressed that over a quarter of a century of cooperation 100 agreements had been signed in various fields, the key ones being the Treaty of Eternal Friendship and the Treaty on Strategic Partnership.
Nursultan Nazarbayev separately noted the contribution of the first President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov to the strengthening of relations between the two countries.
- Similarity of history, language and traditions, the neighborhood of our peoples have predetermined close Kazakh-Uzbek interaction in the cultural and humanitarian sphere. Diasporas living in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan attach special importance to our relations. They are a "living bridge" between the two countries. Our policy on deepening friendship and cooperation with your country remains unchanged, the President of Kazakhstan emphasized.
The Head of the State called trade and economic cooperation between Astana and Tashkent the core of bilateral relations. Nursultan Nazarbayev stressed that despite the decline in the market prices in 2016 by 9%, the trade between countries increased by 16% in physical terms.
- To date, about 800 operating enterprises with participation of Uzbek capital are represented in Kazakhstan. At this time Astana hosts a business forum with 250 businessmen from each side. As a result, it is planned to adopt a package of about 75 commercial contracts, the President of Kazakhstan said.
The Head of State noted that since the previous meeting with Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Samarkand, bilateral contacts in the spheres of industry, business, and energy, transport, as well as space and tourism industries had significantly intensified.
At the same time, Nursultan Nazarbayev emphasized the implementation of transit and transport cooperation, including the launch of Astana-Tashkent high-speed rail, as well as new bus and air flights.
At the end of the speech, the Head of the State thanked Shavkat Mirziyoyev for taking a decision on full-scale participation of Uzbekistan in "EXPO-2017" world exhibition, expressing confidence that that would allow demonstrating the best achievements of Uzbekistan to the world.
In turn, Shavkat Mirziyoyev expressed gratitude to Kazakhstan’s leadership for confidential negotiations, creating the basis for interstate relations development.
"We interpret this visit as continuation of the open dialogue that took place between us in Samarkand. Today's business forum is an indicator of serious intentions of the Uzbek side in trade and economic relations’ development, the President of Uzbekistan said.
The President of Uzbekistan emphasized Nursultan Nazarbayev’s role in strengthening the friendship of the peoples of the two states. He also noted the importance of establishing interparliamentary and interregional contacts.
The leaders gave a joint briefing for the media at the end of the meeting.
Following the meeting of the Presidents of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, the following documents have been inked:
- Joint Declaration on further deepening of strategic partnership and strengthening of good-neighborliness between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Uzbekistan;
- Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on interregional cooperation;
- Strategy of economic cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2017-2019;
- Protocol on amendments and additions to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on avoidance of double taxation of income and property;
- Protocol on amendments and additions to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on International Road Transport dated March 20, 2006;
- Program of cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2017-2018;
- Agreement between the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Uzbekistan on military cooperation.
