Viktoriya Zhavoronkova, commentator of Azerbaijani Trend News Agency, wrote the following article concerning Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan relations:
“Azerbaijan’s relations with CIS partners, in particular with the countries of Central Asia, have intensified recently. It is proved by the state visits of the heads of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan has played and plays an important role in the foreign policy of Azerbaijan, which is based not only on historical and linguistic affinity of the two nations, but also on the mutual political support and broad prospects for economic cooperation between them. Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan historically have similar positions on major aspects of regional and international politics, including the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which occupies a special place, the position of Baku on which is consistently and strongly supported by Tashkent.
The current visit of President Islam Karimov to Azerbaijan aims to address the multifaceted issues of bilateral cooperation, to give a new impetus to bilateral relations, as well as open new promising directions.
Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan are trading partners – Uzbekistan supplies vehicles, nonferrous metals, pharmaceuticals, fertilizers, electrical and mechanical equipment, and agricultural products to Azerbaijan, provides services in transportation, tourism and other areas. Azerbaijan exports mechanical devices, pastries and various organic chemicals, tanning and dyeing extracts to Uzbekistan.
During the visit the presidents of Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan also discussed the issue of investment, which was predictable.
Both Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan have great economic and financial potential as well as extensive technical capabilities for the development of investment cooperation.
The sides signed an action plan to implement the program of economic cooperation between the governments of Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan for 2012-2015 in the frame of the visit of Islam Karimov to Azerbaijan.”
