The official welcoming ceremony of the head of Turkmenistan was held at the Durmen residence.

At the face-to-face talks, President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov said the visit of the President of Turkmenistan would open new cooperation opportunities.

Gurbanguli Berdimuhamedov said Turkmenistan highly valued cooperation and friendly relations with Uzbekistan.

After the face-to-face talks, the two leaders participated in the expanded negotiations of the official delegations of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.