TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, April 10. Uzbekistan and
Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation discussed the potential establishment
of a joint industrial park in Uzbekistan, Deputy Prime Minister
Jamshid Khodjaev wrote on his social media account, Trend reports.


The statement followed a meeting at the Cabinet of Ministers
between Khodjaev, Hajime Mori, Managing Executive Officer of
Sumitomo Corporation, and Abid Malik, President for Central Asia at
ACWA Power.


“We explored the possibility of establishing a joint industrial
park in Uzbekistan with Sumitomo Corporation, leveraging the
company’s extensive international experience and best practices,”
Khodjaev stated.







He emphasized that this initiative could serve as a strategic
platform to attract more Japanese companies to Uzbekistan and
enhance industrial cooperation between the two nations.


Sumitomo Corporation, founded in 1919, manages assets totaling
approximately $73 billion and employs around 5,100 people
globally.