TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, May 20. Uzbekistan’s
Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov held talks with Qatar’s Minister
of State for Foreign Trade Ahmad bin Mohammed Al-Sayed to discuss
expanding strategic partnership and deepening economic cooperation
between the two countries, Trend reports via the Ministry of State for Foreign
Trade of Qatar.
The discussions focused on prospects for cooperation in trade,
investment, finance, transport and logistics, energy, and
infrastructure development.
The sides emphasized the importance of making fuller use of the
existing potential for bilateral cooperation, as well as
accelerating the implementation of joint investment projects and
initiatives.
Special attention was also given to strengthening
business-to-business ties and promoting new economic initiatives
between the private sectors of Uzbekistan and Qatar.
During the meeting, the Uzbek side invited Qatar to take an
active part in the 5th Tashkent International Investment Forum,
scheduled to be held in June this year in Tashkent.
