On December 24, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade Sardor Umurzakov met with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Italian Republic to the Republic of Uzbekistan Agostino Pinna.

The parties discussed the current issues of bilateral partnership in the investment, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres.

The foreign side confirmed its readiness to continue rendering assistance to Uzbekistan in obtaining the status of a beneficiary country of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP+).

The Italian side also expressed its commitment to comprehensive support for Uzbekistan within the framework of the entry of the country into the World Trade Organization (WTO).

The parties’ interest in development of interregional partnership was emphasized. Proposals were voiced and further actions were identified to sign a Cooperation Agreement between Uzbekistan’s Samarkand region and Italy’s Lombardy region.

The parties agreed on a number of planned bilateral events, including the holding of the seventh meeting of the Intergovernmental Uzbekistan – Italy Working Group on trade, economic and industrial cooperation in Tashkent in the first half of 2021.

UzA