Today, the administration centre of Lebap velayat hosted the regular meeting of the Joint Turkmen-Uzbek intergovernmental commission on issues of water management with participation of heads and representatives of a number of state structures of two neighbouring countries.

Its agenda included issues of practical realisation of agreements reached earlier as well as determination of partnership prospects.

Opening the meeting, co-chairmen of the commissions with satisfaction stated a high level of the Turkmen-Uzbek relations, which are based on principles of equality, good neighbourhood, mutual trust and benefit. As was marked, both countries aspire to use as much as possible available potential for realisation of joint projects.

At present, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan, considering similarity of principles and approaches to the basic issues of international policy, show aspiration to promotion of productive relations answering for not only mutual interests, but also goals of well-being and prosperity of the entire region.

As was marked, cardinal transformations carried out today under the leadership of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the chosen course for accelerated development of national economy along with maximum involvement of the gained experience of joint work and rich natural resources, available huge economic and export potential open big possibilities for expansion of a spectrum of partnership of the two states.

Having underlined a positive dynamics of mutual relations in priority areas, the parties confirmed readiness for continuation of constructive relations in the field of agriculture and water management. The special attention was given to issues of rational and careful use of water resources.

It was pointed out that combination of joint efforts in realisation of available possibilities would enable to bring Turkmen-Uzbek cooperation up to a qualitatively new level in the near future.

Having emphasised necessity of regular conduction of bilateral consultations, participants of the meeting supported the further strengthening of the constructive dialogue in interests of both countries and their fraternal people.