Sherzod Fayziyev: Azerbaijan - Uzbekistan's main partner in South Caucasus

Azerbaijan is Uzbekistan's main partner in the South Caucasus, said Sherzod Fayziyev, deputy director of the International Institute of Central Asia at the round table themed “Uzbekistan-Azerbaijan: new horizons of cooperation” held at the Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center), Report informs.

“Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan cooperate closely in trade-economic and transport projects. Our cooperation will only get stronger from now on,” he stressed.

According to him, the Declaration on the Deepening of Strategic Partnership, signed by the presidents of Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, brought the relations between the two countries to a new level and further strengthened them.

Fayziyev said that Azerbaijan is developing rapidly, its international reputation is growing, and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev plays a key role in this.

He added that Uzbekistan has great investment potential and is attractive to investors:

“Uzbekistan can attract about $170 billion of investment to its economy in the near future.”