On August 23, an official welcoming ceremony was held for President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev at the Kuksaroy State Residence in Tashkent.
An honor guard was lined up in honor of President Ilham Aliyev in the square where the state flags of Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan were flying.
President Ilham Aliyev was welcomed by President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
The national anthems of Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan were played.
The commander of the honor guard reported to the President of Azerbaijan.
The presidents inspected the honor guard.
State and government officials of Uzbekistan were presented to President Ilham Aliyev, and members of the Azerbaijani delegation were presented to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
The honor guard marched past the presidents to the accompaniment of a military march.
The heads of state took a joint official photograph.
