On October 13, 2026, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, National Leader of the Turkmen people and Chairman of Turkmenistan’s Halk Maslahaty, spoke by phone with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
The two expressed satisfaction with the current state of cooperation between their countries. Berdimuhamedov thanked Mirziyoyev for his personal contribution to strengthening friendship and partnership between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
They discussed political and diplomatic, trade and economic, and cultural and humanitarian ties. Other topics included industrial cooperation, joint investment projects, transport connectivity, energy, the rational use of water resources, environmental protection and the introduction of modern technologies.
Berdymukhamedov noted that Uzbekistan had taken over the CIS chairmanship from Turkmenistan and expressed confidence that Turkmenistan’s initiatives would be put into practice during Uzbekistan’s chairmanship. He said proposals at the summit in Awaza covered economic ties and joint production, food and energy security, transport links and humanitarian cooperation.
The call also touched on international events held in Turkmenistan. Berdimuhamedov congratulated Mirziyoyev after a representative of Uzbekistan won the Grand Prix at the Tatar Kizy international competition, saying such events help strengthen humanitarian ties between peoples.
At the end of the call, both sides expressed confidence that bilateral relations would continue to grow across a wide range of areas and exchanged good wishes for each other and the peoples of their countries.
