BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 16. Uzbekistan and China
discussed the development of joint water infrastructure
projects.


This was reflected in a statement of the Uzbek Ministry of
Construction and Housing and Communal Services.


According to the statement, the representatives of the ministry
held a meeting with a delegation from the Chinese company Guangdong
Industrial Environmental Protection Industry Group.


The discussions focused on upgrading water supply and sanitation
systems, improving ecological infrastructure, and integrating
modern technologies into the sector. The sides highlighted the
potential for scaling up digitalization and applying international
best practices to regional utilities management.


''During the meeting, issues related to the development of water
supply and sanitation systems, improvement of environmental
infrastructure, implementation of modern technologies,
digitalization of the industry, and application of international
experience were discussed,'' the statement says.


In the course of the meeting, the Chinese delegation shared
their corporate experience in modernizing wastewater treatment
facilities and optimizing the efficient use of water resources.
They also presented successful frameworks for expanding
public-private partnership (PPP) mechanisms and deploying digital
control systems within the housing and communal services
sector.







Following the talks, the parties agreed to foster mutually
beneficial cooperation, continue bilateral knowledge exchanges, and
maintain expert-level dialogue to advance future infrastructure
projects.


Earlier, Uzbekistan and China's Science Assistance Technology
Group Co., Ltd. (CSAT) explored the implementation of comprehensive
investment projects across the country's regions. This happened
during a meeting between Deputy Minister of Investment, Industry
and Trade, Ilzat Kasymov, and CSAT President Li Jinzhe on July
10.


"The parties reviewed prospects for implementing comprehensive
investment projects in the regions of Uzbekistan, with particular
attention paid to the use of modular industrial technologies in
urban development," the ministry said.


According to the ministry, the talks also focused on expanding
digital infrastructure, modernizing regional healthcare facilities,
and upgrading drinking water treatment systems.