President of Uzbekistan receives the Governor of St. Petersburg
09/11/2017 12:29
President of Uzbekistan receives the Governor of St. Petersburg
09/11/2017 12:29
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 8 November, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the Governor of Saint Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko.
Uzbek President noted with satisfaction that the fruitful meetings that were held this year at the highest level and the agreements reached on their results, including the Intergovernmental Agreement on Cooperation between the regions of the two countries, signed in April, served to enhance the practical cooperation of the regions of the Republic of Uzbekistan with entities of the Russian Federation, first of all, in trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres.
The sides discussed issues of further expansion and strengthening of traditionally close and mutually beneficial relations of Uzbekistan with St. Petersburg were considered.
The need to effectively use the existing potential for increasing the volume of mutual trade and deepening cooperation between the leading enterprises was emphasized.
Particular attention was paid to the implementation of joint programs and projects in the sphere of healthcare, education and tourism.
The Governor of the city of St. Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko underlined the interest in developing a full-scale partnership with Uzbekistan in priority areas.
Today, the trade turnover between Uzbekistan and Saint Peterburg makes up US$200 million. About 1 million of our citizens are working in St. Petersburg. More than 3,000 people of Uzbekistan are studying in the leading universities of this city.
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