Uzbekistan attempts to improve ties with Turkey

Uzbekistan has made its first attempts to improve ties with Turkey since the collapse of the USSR, Trend reports.

Uzbek President Islam Karimov sent a letter to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, delivered by Uzbek Ambassador Ulfat Kadyrov during a special dinner for foreign diplomats.

Kadyrov noted that Uzbekistan respects Erdogan and considers Turkey a brotherly nation. He added that Turkey had made great progress in political, economic and social development, becoming an example for many other states trying to build democratic statehood.