Uzbekistan, France sign several documents aimed at strengthening bilateral relations

Following the negotiations in Samarkand, Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Emmanuel Macron adopted a Joint Statement, which notes the intention of the two states to raise relations to the level of strategic partnership.

Also, the delegations of the parties signed the following documents aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation:

– intergovernmental agreement on the creation and activities of the “Samarkand French Alliance”;
– intergovernmental financial protocols for improving the drinking water supply infrastructure of Uzbekistan (phases 1 and 2);
– protocol on amendments and additions to the Intergovernmental Agreement on the creation and activities of the French Development Agency and PROPARCO in Uzbekistan;
– declaration between the ministries of foreign affairs on cooperation in the field of training diplomatic personnel;
– protocol on cooperation in the field of preschool, school, vocational and higher education;
– declaration of cooperation in the field of cultural heritage;
– agreement on cooperation in the field of vocational and technical education.