Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 29 May, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the chairman of the Egyptian company Orascom Investment Holding, Nagib Sawiris.

The top manager of the leading Egyptian investment and industrial corporation arrived in our country to develop agreements at the highest level.

The company’s plans for the implementation of large investment projects in Uzbekistan worth over US$1.2 billion were considered as part of a joint road map.

It was about promising projects for the production of food products, the exploration and development of metal deposits, the creation and management of modern hotel complexes, and the construction of solar and wind power plants.