Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 8
Trend:
The visit of Federal President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier to Uzbekistan is scheduled for May this year, Trend reports via Uzbek media.
This was announced by the Committee for Interethnic Relations and Friendly Ties with Foreign Countries under the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan.
In late January, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev made an official visit to Germany, during which he met with his German counterpart. There, the Uzbek leader invited Steinmeier to visit Uzbekistan.
Steinmeier said he was ready to visit Uzbekistan in spring this year.
There were more than 80 signed agreements during Mirziyoyev’s visit to Germany.
The parties agreed to bring the trade to $1 billion in the near future. Moreover, private companies of the sides signed contracts worth over 8 billion euros (or more than $9 billion).