President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan.
The call addressed steps to further advance the Türkiye-Uzbekistan relations and regional matters.
President Erdoğan congratulated Uzbekistan on the 30th anniversary of its independence.
Noting that Türkiye took pride in being first to recognize the independence of Uzbekistan and to open an embassy in Tashkent, President Erdoğan said that this year also marked the 25th anniversary of the Agreement on Eternal Friendship and Cooperation between Türkiye and Uzbekistan.
President Erdoğan expressed his pleasure over the quickly deepening of the Strategic Partnership which he underscored was built on the brotherly ties between the two countries and the sincere friendship he had established with President Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan.