President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, at the invitation of President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, visited Dushanbe on September 14-15 to participate in the Consultative Meeting of the heads of Central Asian States and the summit of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea. 

The agenda of the fifth meeting of the leaders of the Central Asian countries included issues of further expansion of multifaceted cooperation in the region, including the development of political dialogue, promotion of joint programs and projects in the fields of trade, investment, transport, energy, agriculture and ecology, activation of cultural and humanitarian exchange, as well as responding to modern challenges and threats security. 

At the anniversary meeting of the heads of the founding states of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea, held in the year of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the association, topical aspects of regional partnership in the field of management and rational use of water resources, as well as further improvement of the fund's activities were considered.

As a result of the events, a number of multilateral documents were signed.