President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the sidelines of the Organization of Turkic States summit in Samarkand.
During the meeting, Erdoğan received from Mirziyoyev a state award of Uzbekistan - the Order of Imam al-Bukhari.
"Dear Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan! I am glad to see you in Samarkand. Today is a historic event. Today my brother Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was awarded the highest order of Uzbekistan, Imam Al-Bukhari", Sputnik Uzbekistan quotes him.
