Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- A project to improve the water supply system with the participation of the French company Suez will be implemented in Surkhandarya region.

The Ministry of Investments, Industry and Trade of Uzbekistan, Uzsuvtaminot JSC and Suez signed an agreement on the implementation of the project. The total amount of the project is US$500 million.

The document was signed on the 2nd day of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the EBRD Board of Governors in Samarkand.