BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 4
By Klavdiya Romakayeva - Trend:
Uzbekistan and UK discussed renewable energy and education issues with the participation of representatives of ministries, departments of the two countries and heads of a number of private British companies, Trend reports referring to the press service of the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan.
The mentioned issues were discussed at the 25th meeting of the Uzbek-British Council for Trade and Industry (UBTIC) in videoconference format held on February 3. The organizers of the event were the Ministry of International Trade of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan, as well as the diplomatic missions of the two countries.
The participants of the Uzbek-British Council were the heads of ministries and departments of the two countries, representatives of international financial institutions and development partners, as well as large British private sector companies.
During their speeches, the speakers emphasized that the meeting of the Council opened a new page in the development of Uzbek-British business relations, as evidenced by the growing interest of UK companies in the rapidly changing market of Uzbekistan.
Also, a plenary session was held on the topic "Investment attractiveness of Uzbekistan", during which the current trends in the development of the investment climate and business environment in Uzbekistan, as well as the advantages of doing business in the country, formed as a result of successive socio-economic reforms were comprehensively considered held under the leadership of the head of state.
The British side gave a high assessment to the dynamics and effectiveness of systemic reforms in various sectors of the economy, as well as voiced their readiness to further expand economic ties with Uzbekistan, as with one of the key partners of Great Britain in Central Asia.
In addition, the practical aspects of cooperation were discussed in detail during thematic sessions on renewable energy and education with the participation of representatives of ministries, departments of the two countries and heads of a number of private British companies.
At the end of the first day of the event, a number of bilateral documents were signed on cooperation between universities of the two countries, including under double degree programs, in particular with the British universities of Portsmouth, Bangor, Strathclyde and Cambridge.
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