ASHGABAT, October 2 (Itar-Tass) —— Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan have agreed to use their transport and transit potential in the China-Caucasus-Turkey corridor.

The joint statement of the presidents of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov and Islam Karimov stresses the importance of implementing transport project Navoi-Turkmenbashi-Baku-Tbilisi-Kars that will ensure wide access to international markets. The agreement to this effect was signed on Tuesday after the presidents’ talks during Karimov’s visit to Turkmenistan.