The President of Uzbekistan identified the priorities of partnership with the New Development Bank
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received on June 9 the President of the New BRICS Development Bank Dilma Rousseff, who arrived in our country to participate in the events of the Tashkent International investment forum.
The development of practical cooperation with this multilateral financial institution was discussed.
The consistent implementation of the agreements reached on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in October last year was noted with satisfaction.
Thus, the Board of Governors of the Bank gave agreement in principle for the accession of Uzbekistan to the participating countries of the New Development Bank. A program of priority joint projects worth $5 billion has been formed.
The head of our state emphasized the importance of the speedy preparation and implementation of projects in such priority areas as modernization of irrigation systems, development of the mining industry, financing of the private sector, promotion of public-private partnership projects in the fields of education and infrastructure.
Support was also expressed for the implementation of large regional infrastructure projects projects.
Official website of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
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