As part of the official visit of the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, to Uzbekistan, the Uzbekistan–Finland Business Forum was held in Tashkent. During the forum, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of Uzbekistan and the Finnish company EPSE Oy on “Cooperation in Establishing the Green Zone Industrial Center for Waste Recycling in the Republic of Uzbekistan.”
Under the Memorandum, the parties agreed to promote the development and implementation of technologies for waste utilization and value enhancement in Uzbekistan.
The document also provides for the establishment of industrial facilities and innovation platforms aimed at converting waste into economically valuable products, as well as the exploration and implementation of mutually beneficial forms of cooperation based on advanced technologies, expertise and competencies.
