Uzbekistan, Italy sign Intergovernmental Program of Cultural Cooperation for 2019-2021

On March 25, Deputy Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Dilshod Akhatov met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Italian Republic Andrea Bertozzi, the MFA said.

During the meeting, the current state of bilateral relations and prospects for their development were discussed.

In particular, the parties considered the proposal on holding a regular meeting of the Intergovernmental working group on trade, economic and industrial cooperation and export credits after an eight-year hiatus.

Views were exchanged on the new European Union Strategy for Central Asia, which is planned to be adopted before the end of this year. The Uzbek side confirmed its interest in expanding comprehensive cooperation with the EU.

Following the meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Dilshod Akhatov and Ambassador Andrea Bertozzi signed an Intergovernmental Program of Cultural Cooperation for 2019-2021.

The document envisages further development of cooperation in education, including mutual access to competitions for educational grants by students and applicants, as well as regular exchanges in tourism, culture and art, sports, archeology, restoration, conservation and protection of cultural heritage, establishing relations between archives, libraries and publishing houses.