Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 6
Trend:
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay an official visit to France on October 8-9 at the invitation of his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, Uzbek media reported.
The visit is expected to include talks between the presidents, meetings with the leadership of the parliament, representatives of leading companies and financial institutions of France.
The agenda of the Uzbek-French summit includes issues of further development of political dialogue, expansion of practical cooperation in trade, economics and finance, joint implementation of investment projects in various sectors, as well as enhancing cultural and humanitarian exchanges.
Following the meetings and negotiations, more than 10 intergovernmental and interdepartmental documents will be signed. These include agreements on cooperation in the fields of economics and finance, transport, tourism, ecology, culture and art, a program of cooperation between foreign ministries and others.
A meeting of the President of Uzbekistan with the UN Director-General for Education, Science and Culture Audrey Azoulay will also take place. Prospects for deepening the partnership between Uzbekistan and UNESCO will be discussed during the meeting and a joint action plan for 2018-2021 will be adopted.