The 9th meeting of Uzbekistan – France Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation was held in Tashkent under the chairmanship of the Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan Laziz Kudratov and the Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness, and French Nationals Abroad Oliver Becht.

The event was attended by heads of relevant ministries and agencies, industry associations, and representatives of business circles of the two countries.

Issues of further developing cooperation in trade, economic, investment, industrial, cultural, and humanitarian spheres were discussed.

The parties considered the prospects for deepening industrial cooperation based on the synchronization of the competitive advantages of the economies of the two states – the availability of resources, access to the markets of the CIS, the EU, South Asia, the developed infrastructure of Uzbekistan and advanced technologies, experience, innovative products and services of French partners.

The sides paid particular attention to the current agreements and promising areas of cooperation in the energy and water sectors.

The heads of delegations held a meeting in a contracted format. Following the meeting, the final Protocol of the meeting, a Cooperation Agreement on the development of an All-Season Tourist Center in Chimgan, a Memorandum of Understanding on the modernization of the drinking water supply system of Kashkadarya region and the construction of main water pipelines in Yakkabog, a Cooperation Agreement on the development of the textile industry, as well as a contract within the framework of the project of the International All-Season Resort “Construction of the Chimgan Tourist Zone” were signed.

B.Khudoyberdiyev, UzA