Uzbekistan and the UAE are increasing the scale of multifaceted cooperation

    International cooperation 5 April 2023 1015

    On April 4 of this year, a meeting was held with the Minister for Government Affairs of the UAE, Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Gergawi, who is in our country on an official visit.

    During the meeting, the current state and prospects of building up bilateral partnership in trade, economic and investment spheres were discussed, as well as further steps within the framework of ongoing projects to improve the efficiency of public administration in Uzbekistan.

    The positive dynamics of the growth in the volume of mutual trade turnover was noted, the indicators of which doubled by the end of 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 supplies was noted. In this regard, the parties agreed to intensify cooperation in the preparation of a Strategy for the development of Uzbekistan's export potential.

    The meeting also discussed the prospects for infrastructural 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 share of the state in the economy, and also expressed readiness to expand cooperation in the preparation of master plans of cities and regions, taking into account the development of production capacities and improvement of the communal sphere.

    In a separate order, issues of improving the efficiency of public administration and the widespread introduction of information technologies were discussed. In this context, the parties agreed on the need to form a Council for the development of cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence.

    Following the talks, the parties stressed the importance of deepening active cooperation between the responsible authorities of the two countries in order to successfully implement the discussed projects and initiatives, the press service of the MIPT reports.