TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, October 10. Saida
Mirziyoyeva, Head of the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan,
held a meeting with European Commissioner for International
Partnerships, Jozef Síkela, during her visit to Brussels, Trend reports via the press
service of the President of Uzbekistan.
“We discussed ways to further expand cooperation between
Uzbekistan and the European Union, which is currently developing
dynamically across political, economic, investment, and
cultural-humanitarian areas,” Mirziyoyeva stated.
“Particular attention was given to advancing concrete projects
and initiatives. We emphasized the importance of fully leveraging
the new opportunities emerging for collaboration, including at the
Central Asian regional level. We reaffirmed our commitment to
further strengthening our partnership with the EU,” she added.
Meanwhile, trade turnover between Uzbekistan and EU countries
has been growing dynamically. The portfolio of investment projects
with leading European companies exceeds 30 billion euros.
Uzbekistan is a major beneficiary of the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, and the European Investment Bank is
opening a regional office in Tashkent.