The first political consultations between the ministries of foreign affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, led by respective deputy foreign ministers took place in Ashhabad on 16 August 2012.

The issues of deepening cooperation in political, diplomatic spheres both bilaterally and multilaterally within international organisations were discussed.

The implementation pace of the agreements, reached during the Uzbek-Turkmen high-level meetings in Tashkent and Bukhara on 5-6 May 2011 was considered.

The parties exchanged views on the state and priority directions of developing trade-economic links. Only in the last three years the bilateral trade increased almost 2,5 times and reached 454,3 mln. US dollars. This positive dynamics continues into this year as well.

A special attention was paid to the prospects of widening cultural and humanitarian ties.

It was noted that the two countries have created a solid base of more than 150 treaties and legal documents, which allows to develop cooperation in all directions of interaction.

Other international and regional issues of shared interest were also considered during the consultations.