JICA explores opportunities to expand cooperation with Uzbekistan
29/10/2019 17:25
JICA explores opportunities to expand cooperation with Uzbekistan
29/10/2019 17:25
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 29 October, the Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Sardor Umrzakov met with the Senior Executive Vice President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) K. Koshikawa.
During the meeting, the course of ongoing cooperation in the implementation of strategically important projects in the field of industry and the social sector aimed at improving the quality of life of the population of Uzbekistan was discussed.
Also, priority areas for medium-term cooperation were considered, in particular, projects under development in the field of electric power and agriculture, agreements on which are planned to be signed by the end of this year. Health care remains one of the key vectors of JICA’s activity in Uzbekistan - a project to build a center for neurology and stroke is being successfully implemented, while funding is being reviewed to equip specialized medical educational institutions with medical equipment and to create the production of drugs widely in demand in Uzbekistan.
Particular attention was paid to the development of cooperation in the educational field: the continuation of the volunteer program, attracting free assistance and training. In this context, the importance of the activities of the Uzbek-Japanese Center and the Uzbek-Japanese Youth Innovation Center, functioning since 2001, was emphasized, in which a number of measures were outlined to optimize the organizational structure and technical equipment. It is also planned to expand cooperation on the training of highly qualified specialists in public administration within the framework of the JDS and SDGs Global Leadership Program. Partnership in this direction will include not only training abroad, but also the involvement of Japanese experts to exchange experiences in order to develop priority sectors of the economy of Uzbekistan.
A separate discussion was held on the consideration of promising project proposals for the elimination of the consequences of the Aral Sea disaster and the ecological restoration of the region in the framework of the Japanese program SATREPS (Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development), developed by the International Innovation Center of the Aral region under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Following the meeting, the parties identified a number of issues for further study and study in the framework of the identified areas of cooperation.
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