On March 12, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev paid a state visit to France and held talks with President Emmanuel Macron.
Following the talks, Mirziyoyev and Macron adopted a Joint Declaration on the establishment of a strategic partnership between the two countries.
Uzbekistan and France also adopted a Cooperation Program in the investment and innovation spheres, which provides for the implementation of cooperation projects worth 6.5 billion euros with leading French companies in Uzbekistan.
During the visit, an intergovernmental Agreement on the establishment of an Uzbek-French University was also signed.
On the same day, President Mirziyoyev held a meeting with the French business community.
In his speech, the head of state highly appreciated the fruitful negotiations with French President Macron, during which special attention was paid to supporting business initiatives and implementing joint cooperation projects.
He expressed interest in attracting French investment and advanced technologies.
The President of Uzbekistan spoke for further expanding trade and economic ties with France.
He outlined a number of promising areas for the further development of Uzbek-French business cooperation, such as the development of promising deposits and deep processing of critical mineral resources, the creation of modern production in the construction materials sector, the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, the electrical industry, and agriculture.
The president emphasized great potential for developing cooperation in the expansion of generating capacities in the energy sector and energy storage systems, modernization of water management, utilities, tourism, and transport infrastructure in the regions of Uzbekistan.
“To support and accelerate projects involving companies from the two countries, I propose establishing a permanent Uzbek-French Investment Council. On our part, it will be co-chaired by the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan. We can hold the first meeting in June as part of the Tashkent International Investment Forum,” Mirziyoyev said.
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