Shavkat Mirziyoyev to visit Germany in January 2019

Shavkat Mirziyoyev plans to visit Germany in January 2019, Günther Overfeld, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany said during the event organized in honor of the Day of German Unity in Tashkent.

According to Mr. Overfeld, within the framework his visit to Germany the Uzbek leader will hold talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

Earlier, the press service of the Uzbek Foreign Ministry reported that the exchange of visits at the highest level, which are expected to open a new page in the Uzbek-German relationship, are planned in 2019.

Germany is one of the most important partners of Uzbekistan in the European Union. In 2016, the volume of mutual trade turnover exceeded $ 520 million. At the end of last year, the volume of bilateral trade reached $ 613.2 million, and the total amount of financial and technical cooperation exceeded 329 million euros.

More than 100 enterprises with the participation of German investments operate in Uzbekistan. Over 40 German companies have their representative offices in the country.