President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov has left for the Republic of Azerbaijan on an official visit at the invitation of President Ilham Aliyev.

During talks at the highest level, the sides are expected to discuss the current state and prospects of bilateral relations and exchange views on pressing regional and international issues.

A joint declaration by the two heads of state as well as a number of other documents designed to further enhance the Uzbek-Azerbaijani cooperation across areas are to be signed toward the end of the official visit.