President of Uzbekistan highlights the importance of realizing economic partnership potential with Malaysia

On June 23, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received a delegation led by the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia and Minister for Energy Transition and Water Resources Transformation, Fadillah bin Yusof.

The high-level Malaysian delegation is visiting Uzbekistan to conduct bilateral talks and participate in the United Nations Public Service Forum in the city of Samarkand.

Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah bin Yusof conveyed the sincere greetings and best wishes of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to the President of Uzbekistan.

The meeting focused on further expanding the multifaceted partnership between Uzbekistan and Malaysia, particularly in implementing the agreements reached during the high-level visit to Kuala Lumpur in February of this year.

The intensification of contacts, visits, and exchanges at various levels was noted with great satisfaction. Since the beginning of the year, bilateral trade has increased by 25 percent. The number of joint ventures has grown, along with the frequency of air travel between the two countries. A business forum with the participation of leading companies from both sides is scheduled for tomorrow.

The importance of unlocking the full potential of economic cooperation was emphasized, along with the active promotion of joint projects in trade, innovation, green energy, the oil and gas and chemical industries, geology, water resource management, electronics and the semiconductor industry, healthcare, workforce training, the development of pilgrimage tourism, and other priority sectors.

UzA