POLITICS | 16:08 / 16.11.2022
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Shavkat Mirziyoyev receives EBRD President 

On November 16, at the Kuksaroy residence, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Odile Renaud-Basso, who arrived in our country to participate in the first meeting of the Council of Foreign Investors and the Samarkand Conference on Interconnection between the EU and Central Asia.

Photo: Presidential press service

The head of state noted with satisfaction that over the past six years, the interaction of Uzbekistan with this authoritative financial institution has reached an unprecedented level. The Bank is one of the main partners of Uzbekistan in the implementation of important socio-economic programs.

An exchange of views took place on the further expansion of mutually beneficial partnerships in such priority areas as the introduction of public-private partnership mechanisms, the implementation of PPP projects in the energy sector, transport and logistics, healthcare, education, housing and communal services, as well as in the field of “green” development and support of women’s and youth entrepreneurship.

Photo: Presidential press service
Photo: Presidential press service

Odile Renaud-Basso praised the ongoing socio-economic reforms in our country and expressed her readiness to build up fruitful cooperation.

The practical aspects of preparing for the next Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Bank in the city of Samarkand were also discussed.

Photo: Presidential press service

Following the meeting, an agreement was reached on the adoption of a joint Roadmap, which provides for specific measures to strengthen cooperation between our country and the EBRD.

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