The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Ecology and Environmental Protection hosted a meeting with USAID Mission Director for Economic Development in Uzbekistan Scott Hedland.

At the event, negotiations were held to identify promising areas of cooperation in environmental protection, implementation of joint projects.

Scott Hedland was informed about activities carried out in Uzbekistan to mitigate the negative consequences of the drying up of the Aral Sea, improve the environmental situation, conditions and quality of people’s life in the Aral Sea region and restore biodiversity in the region.

The sides also discussed the possibility of cooperation and exchanging experience in ecotourism development.

Gulnoza Boboyeva, UzA