Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan signed a Treaty on Eternal Friendship on Sunday and set a target of raising bilateral trade to $1bn (€856mn) by 2030, as Presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Ilham Aliyev deepened economic and transport ties during talks in Tashkent.
The treaty marks one of the hallmarks of President's Aliyev's two-day state visit to Uzbekistan.
Before the signing ceremony, the presidents held one-on-one talks and chaired the third meeting of the Supreme Interstate Council, a presidential-level body established in 2023 to coordinate long-term bilateral cooperation.
The two countries had already upgraded relations by signing a Treaty on Allied Relations in 2024.
Speaking to the media after the talks, President Mirziyoyev described Azerbaijan as “our reliable ally, strategic partner and brotherly state”.
