President Ilham Aliyev has invited his Uzbek counterpart, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, on a state visit to Azerbaijan.

Operativ Media reports that the head of state said this in a statement to the press in Tashkent.

"Shavkat Miromonovich, I would like to invite you on a state visit to Azerbaijan at a convenient time," the President of Azerbaijan said.

He expressed confidence that both sides will work together to bring their countries and peoples even closer.