On December 18, the second meeting of the Council of heads of Uzbek-Kyrgyz border provinces ended in Osh city.

Following the meeting, the head of the Uzbek government Abdulla Aripov and the Kyrgyz Prime Minister Mukhammadali Abilgaziyev signed a joint roadmap for trade-economic and investment cooperation.

According to the statement of the Government of Kyrgyzstan, the plan of cooperation identifies specific steps and timelines for the production in trade and industrial spheres, cooperation in quarantine and veterinary, simplification of customs procedures, international cooperation and other issues.