BAKU, Azerbaijan, Mar.8
By Natavan Rzayeva - Trend:
Uzbekistan and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation intend to expand bilateral financial and technical cooperation within the framework of the new program of cooperation between Switzerland and the Central Asia countries for 2022-2025,Trend reports via Uzbek Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade.
In this regard, the Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan Sardor Umurzakov and the Director General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Patricia Danzi held a meeting.
During the meeting, the head of the Swiss delegation highly appreciated the positive results achieved by Uzbekistan in a relatively short period of time in such areas as the development of international and regional cooperation, ensuring stability and sustainable development.
It was announced that the agency will allocate $240 million within the framework of the program of cooperation for 2022-2025. The parties discussed priority areas of cooperation and considered the most promising projects for further development within the new cooperation program.
An agreement was also reached on taking joint measures to accelerate the practical implementation of 2 projects worth $31.7 million in the areas of improving the system of vocational education and water management.
As a result of the event, further steps were agreed to deepen financial and technical cooperation in priority areas.
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