On February 10, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received a delegation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), headed by its new President, Zou Jiayi.
The parties discussed practical issues related to expanding the strategic partnership between Uzbekistan and the AIIB.
In recent years, multifaceted cooperation with the bank has been developing dynamically. The portfolio of implemented and prospective joint projects has exceeded seven billion US dollars. Last year alone, the volume of financing exceeded one billion dollars.
The President of Uzbekistan spoke for expanding productive interaction in such priority areas as support for the private sector, women’s and youth entrepreneurship, preparation and promotion of public-private partnership projects, assistance in implementing the poverty reduction programs, development of alternative energy, energy efficiency, water supply, and the social sphere.
The importance of the AIIB’s active participation in large-scale infrastructure projects of regional significance was emphasized.
Zou Jiayi highly praised the scale of transformations underway in the country and expressed her readiness to continue comprehensive support for the ongoing reforms in New Uzbekistan.
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