Türkiye and Uzbekistan Plan Quadruple Talks to Strengthen Strategic Ties

Türkiye and Uzbekistan will convene the fourth round of their Joint Strategic Planning Group in Ankara, bringing together their foreign, defense, and interior ministers, along with intelligence chiefs. The meeting aims to strengthen cooperation in economic relations, connectivity, energy, and defense.

According to diplomatic sources, the strategic planning group will meet in Ankara on Jan. 20 with the participation of Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Defense Minister Yaşar Güler, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya and National Intelligence Organization (MIT) President İbrahim Kalın and their Uzbek counterparts, The Caspian Post reports, citing Turkish media.

The sources recalled that the Joint Strategic Planning Group was upgraded to a 4+4 model with the addition of both countries' defense ministers, making the Ankara meeting the inaugural session in this expanded format.

They stressed the talks will primarily focus on bilateral ties, as political relations between the two countries are advancing in an excellent manner.

In this context, Fidan is anticipated to highlight possible measures for deepening collaboration in trade, the economy, energy, transport, agriculture, tourism, health care and cultural affairs.