A meeting was held with the new head of the JICA office in Uzbekistan

On June 26 this year, Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan Laziz Kudratov held a meeting with the newly appointed head of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) office in Uzbekistan Yoshibumi Bito. This was reported by the press service of the MIIT.

The parties noted with satisfaction the positive dynamics of growth in the volume of the current investment portfolio of JICA in the Republic of Uzbekistan, which includes 11 projects totaling more than 3.5 billion dollars in such areas as energy, infrastructure development, agriculture, education and medicine.

Laziz Kudratov emphasized the importance of JICA’s active participation in the implementation of the strategic development goals of New Uzbekistan, aimed at increasing the volume of foreign investment, realizing the industrial potential of industries and regions, increasing domestic and international trade, as well as developing the energy sector in Uzbekistan.

Following the meeting, the parties agreed to continue active cooperation aimed at the qualitative implementation of current joint projects and the development of new areas of cooperation.