Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Feb. 11 / Trend D.Azizov /
Leadership of the Uzbek Foreign Ministry received French ambassador Francois Gautier on Friday, the press-service of the ministry said.
The sides exchanged at the meeting views on prospects for development of the Uzbek-French dialogue, confirmed their interest in deepening political, economic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation, expansion of contacts at different levels.
According to statistical data, turnover between Uzbekistan and France amounted to $354 million in 2011, which is two times more than in 2010.
At present a number of leading French companies work on joint investment projects in Uzbekistan.
Positive trends have been observed in other areas of cooperation.
The sides also examined preparations for the upcoming activities on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Uzbekistan and France.