BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 18. The program of
the working visit of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan,
Shavkat Mirziyoyev, to the city of Washington began with a meeting
with the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, Trend reports.
The parties discussed practical aspects of further strengthening
the Uzbek-American strategic partnership, as well as advancing
cooperation projects in priority areas.
It was noted with satisfaction that the United States is one of
Uzbekistan’s key partners: bilateral trade volume has exceeded 1
billion U.S. dollars, and about 340 American companies are
operating in the country’s market.
Major projects are being successfully implemented in energy,
critical minerals, transport, agriculture, IT, and other
sectors.
A three-year Economic Cooperation Program worth 35 billion U.S.
dollars is currently in effect. The signing of a number of
important agreements is expected today as part of the business
events.
The need was emphasized to make full use of the opportunities of
the recently established Business Council and to launch an
Investment Platform to provide systematic support for priority
projects.
The importance of developing trade ties and expanding direct
business contacts with the regions of Uzbekistan was also
highlighted.
