Uzbekistan, Finland to strengthen economic co-op

On April 12, 2019, Deputy Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Alisher Abdualiyev met with Under Secretary of State for External Economic Relations of the Foreign Ministry of Finland Markku Keinänen who arrived in Uzbekistan leading representative delegation of Finnish business circles, the press service of the MFA said.

At the meeting, prospects for further development of bilateral relations were discussed.

The parties noted that establishment of Honorary Consulate of Finland in the city of Tashkent will give the interstate relations a systematic character, will allow to intensify contacts between the business communities of the two countries.

In particular, significant potential for cooperation in ICT, waste management, introduction of equipment for construction materials industry, gold mining industry with involvement of advanced Finnish technologies was considered in detail.

The possibility of holding the next round of Uzbekistan – Finland inter-MFA political consultations in Tashkent this May was discussed.

The sides expressed their support for resumption of activities of Uzbekistan – Finland Intergovernmental Commission on Trade-Economic Cooperation, which will make it possible to develop joint activities on initiation and implementation of new projects.