BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 8. Uzbekistan and
Germany agreed on German financing for eight projects in 2026–2027
during intergovernmental negotiations on financial and technical
cooperation held in Tashkent on Oct. 7.
The Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade of Uzbekistan
reflected this in its statement.
The negotiations were led by Uzbek Deputy Minister of
Investments, Industry and Trade Akram Aliyev and Christiane Amari,
head of the Division for Central Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan at
Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development.
The talks focused on priority areas of bilateral cooperation,
including the green economy, vocational education, technical
regulation, energy, public administration and social
protection.
The agreement on financing for eight projects was reached as
part of the negotiations, according to Uzbekistan’s Ministry of
Investments, Industry and Trade.
The ministry said the negotiations were aimed at advancing
bilateral financial and technical cooperation and supporting
projects in sectors identified as priorities by the two
countries.
"Following the negotiations, the Protocol of Negotiations on
Development Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of
Uzbekistan and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany
was signed," the ministry said.
The protocol formalizes the results of the intergovernmental
negotiations and provides a framework for further cooperation on
development projects in Uzbekistan.
Additionally, the two sides reviewed areas where German
technical expertise and financing could support Uzbekistan’s
ongoing economic and institutional reforms, particularly in green
development, energy, vocational training and public
administration.
The negotiations form part of Uzbekistan’s broader efforts to
expand cooperation with European partners and attract financing and
technical expertise for projects supporting sustainable economic
development.
Germany has been a longstanding development cooperation partner
of Uzbekistan, with bilateral cooperation covering economic, social
and institutional development. The latest negotiations establish
the project framework for the 2026–2027 cooperation period.
