Tashkent hosted a regular meeting of the joint working group of the Ministries of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan.

It was attended by Deputy Minister of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan A. Jumanazarov and Deputy Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan S. Veliyev. The working group was established in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the President of Azerbaijan during the state visit to Uzbekistan in June 2022.

At the meeting, implementing the Action Plan signed in August 2022 to further enhance cooperation was considered. The parties informed about the work being carried out on each paragraph. The Action Plan includes implementing projects based on renewable energy sources and PPP, energy efficiency, electric and thermal energy production, exploration in investment blocks, petrochemicals, localization of production, institutional reforms, and exchange of experience in personnel training. Based on the results of the discussions, the implementation of work within the framework of the Action Plan was found to be satisfactory, and taking into account the expansion of areas of cooperation. The parties agreed to develop a new Action Plan and sign it during the expected visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan at the end of August.

According to the Ministry of Energy, the meeting participants discussed draft documents on an intergovernmental agreement developed by the ministries of energy of the two countries and agreements between Uzbekneftegaz and SOCAR companies.

N. Ziyodullayeva, UzA