The two-day official visit of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to France has ended.
The head of state held meetings with the director general of the French Development Agency and business circles of this country. A meeting was held with the chairperson of the National Assembly of France.
The Presidents of Uzbekistan and France held talks at the Élysée Palace and got acquainted with large-scale exhibitions of the cultural heritage of Uzbekistan at the Louvre Museum and the Arab World Institute.
Following the talks, the heads of state adopted a joint statement in order to develop high-level comprehensive partnership ties. In total, 14 agreements were signed aimed at further expansion of Uzbek-French relations. Among them are an agreement on strategic partnership with the French Development Agency for the implementation of a cooperation program for 2023-2025 and a program of collaboration between foreign ministries for the period 2023-2024.
Also, declarations were inked on cooperation in the field of cultural and historical heritage, preschool, public and higher education, and the development of public service. The parties signed documents in the field of civil aviation, the fight against corruption, advanced training of judges and other areas.
Bilateral agreements were reached on the implementation of priority projects of trade, economic, investment and financial cooperation worth more than 6 billion euros.
Following the visit, the distinguished guest was escorted to the airport by officials of the French government.
Early in the morning of November 23, after completing his two-day official visit to France, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev returned to Tashkent.
