BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 17. Uzbek Energy
Minister Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov met with Eduardo Menezes, Chief
Executive Officer of U.S.-based industrial gases company Air
Products to discuss expanding cooperation in the energy sector.
This was reflected in the statement by the Ministry of Energy of
Uzbekistan, on the sidelines of the fifth Tashkent International
Investment Forum.
The talks focused on the current state and future prospects of
U.S.-Uzbek cooperation in the energy, oil and gas, and gas-chemical
industries.
The two sides exchanged views on the implementation of
investment projects in Uzbekistan, the adoption of advanced
technologies, the production of higher value-added products and
measures to support sustainable industrial development.
It was noted that the continued development of strategic ties
between Uzbekistan and the United States has helped deepen
cooperation in the energy sector, with high-level contacts and
agreements between the two countries playing an important role.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the parties agreed to advance
prospective investment projects and further strengthen mutually
beneficial cooperation.
