BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 7. Uzbek President
Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis
Manturov discussed implementing agreements reached at the highest
level and expanding trade and investment cooperation during a
meeting in Tashkent on Oct. 7.
This was reflected in the statement by the press service of the
Uzbek president.
Manturov arrived in Uzbekistan to attend meetings of the
Uzbekistan-Russia Intergovernmental Commission and the Council of
Regions between the two countries. At the start of the meeting, he
conveyed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s greetings and best
wishes to Mirziyoyev.
The Uzbek president welcomed the results of the
Intergovernmental Commission and the third Council of Regions
meetings held the previous day, according to the presidential press
service.
"The steady growth of mutual trade and the promotion of
cooperation projects in industry, energy, metallurgy, peaceful atom
and other sectors were noted with satisfaction," the press service
said.
The sides emphasized the need for coordinated measures to
further increase trade, accelerate joint projects within industrial
zones and maintain active contacts between regions and
businesses.
In addition, the meeting focused on the practical implementation
of agreements reached during recent high-level Uzbek-Russian talks,
with both sides reaffirming the importance of expanding economic
and industrial cooperation.
The sides also emphasized the importance of strengthening
interregional cooperation and expanding direct business contacts to
support the implementation of joint projects.
