BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 17. Uzbek President
Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with a delegation of British business
leaders headed by UK Minister for Investment Lord Jason Stockwood
to discuss expanding trade, investment and financial cooperation
between Uzbekistan and the United Kingdom.
This was reflected in the statement by the press service of the
Uzbek president.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the fifth Tashkent
International Investment Forum and brought together executives from
leading British companies and financial institutions, including UK
Export Finance, Standard Chartered UK, Sturgeon Capital, Endeavour
Mining and BP.
The sides noted the positive momentum in bilateral economic
relations, highlighting growing trade turnover and an increasing
number of enterprises operating in Uzbekistan with British
capital.
Discussions focused on proposals to support the development of
the Tashkent International Financial Centre, the International
Commercial Court and the country’s capital market. The participants
also explored opportunities for technological cooperation in
pharmaceuticals, artificial intelligence and the energy sector.
Particular attention was given to advancing joint projects in
finance, infrastructure, public-private partnerships, renewable
energy, transport, geology and the oil and gas industry. The sides
also reviewed initiatives aimed at developing social infrastructure
and expanding waste-processing capacity.
The meeting underscored both countries’ commitment to deepening
long-term economic cooperation and promoting new investment
projects.
