ТАSHKENT, October 23. /Dunyo IA/. Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov Participates in Meeting of Central Asian and Georgian Foreign Ministers in Batumi, reports Dunyo IA correspondent.

“Today in Batumi, we held a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Central Asian countries and Georgia, – Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan wrote in his telegram-channel. – Particular attention was paid to further deepening political and diplomatic dialogue, diversifying transport and logistics corridors, expanding trade, economic and investment ties, and developing industrial cooperation.

Also discussed prospects for sectoral cooperation, including the implementation of joint projects in agriculture, the textile and chemical industries, energy and electrical engineering, as well as strengthening direct ties between business communities and regions of Central Asia and the South Caucasus.

Key areas of cooperation also include developing tourism routes, deepening historical and cultural ties between our peoples, and making effective use of the potential of the Great Silk Road heritage.

Reaffirmed our readiness to continue joint efforts to expand mutually beneficial cooperation, develop interregional partnerships, and strengthen connectivity”.