On 4 April this year, Tashkent hosted a meeting between the
Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade of the Republic of
Uzbekistan Laziz Kudratov and the Minister for Government Affairs
of the United Arab Emirates Muhammad bin Abdullah al-Gergawi, who
is in our country on an official visit.
During the meeting, the current state and prospects for building
up bilateral partnerships in trade, economic and investment areas,
as well as further steps in the framework of ongoing projects to
improve the efficiency of public administration in Uzbekistan, were
discussed.
The positive dynamics of growth in the volume of mutual trade
was noted, the indicators of which doubled in the last year. Among
the tasks already implemented to maintain such positive dynamics, a
multiple increase in flights between the two countries was noted –
up to 44 flights per week. The importance of taking systematic
measures to further expand the range of mutual deliveries was
noted. In this regard, the parties agreed to intensify cooperation
in the framework of the preparation of the Strategy for the
Development of the Export Potential of Uzbekistan.
The meeting also considered the prospects for infrastructure
development and increasing the industrial potential of the regions
of our country. The Emirati side highly appreciated the new stage
of reforms to reduce the state’s share in the economy, and
expressed its readiness to expand cooperation in the preparation of
master plans for cities and regions, taking into account the
development of production capacities and the improvement of the
public utilities sector.
Issues of improving the efficiency of public administration and
the widespread introduction of information technologies were
discussed separately. In this context, the parties came to a common
opinion on the need to form a Council for the Development of
Cooperation in the Field of Artificial Intelligence.
Following the results of the talks, the parties emphasized the
importance of deepening active interaction between the responsible
bodies of the two countries in order to successfully implement the
discussed projects and initiatives.
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