At the end of August, an Intergovernmental meeting between China and Uzbekistan was held in China, where agreements, memorandums and direct contracts were signed for a total amount of 4.3 billion. To comply with all agreements, a Cabinet of Ministers resolution was signed on September 25, 2019, which contains action plan for the implementation of 54 joint projects.
Projects will be implemented in the IT sector:
cooperation in the implementation of the “Safe City” in the regions in the amount of 1 billion;
development of the Uzbektelecom broadband access network and the Uzmobile network;
implementation of IT in the emergency medical service;
Ucell’s network development;
UMS’s equipment modernization;
and other.
One of the agreements provides for the creation of a special economic zone near the city of Nurafshon by Tianjin Kaiteng company. There will be a branch of a large Chinese institute of industrial and civil facilities, the production of photovoltaic stations, a clothing factory and much more.
Chinese company Hebei Good Hope Logistics Development Co. will organize the production of pickups in Angren.
Chongqing Sunfeel Industrial company will create a cluster for the production, processing and manufacture of silk products. An agreement was signed with Hua Zhen on the organization of an agricultural cluster, a hotel complex.
The joint venture Fergana Stone Paper will produce stone paper, and a plant for the production of portland cement and paper from reeds will appear in the Bukhara region.