President of Azerbaijan arrives in Samarkand

Heads of member and observer states began their visit to the next summit of the Organization of Turkic States. Today the first visit was made by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev with his wife. At the international airport of Samarkand the distinguished guest was met by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov and other officials.

It should be noted that the Organization of Turkic States was established for the first time on October 3, 2009 exactly at a meeting in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, with the signing of the "Nakhchivan Agreement".

As information, it should be noted that interaction between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan has been gaining strength in recent years.

So, by the end of the first half of this year Azerbaijan ranked 13th among importers of Uzbek products, and Azerbaijan's share in total exports of Uzbekistan has increased by 0.6 percent.

To date, 243 enterprises with participation of Azerbaijani capital are founded in Uzbekistan, 16 of which have been operating since the beginning of this year.