Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Meetings of the delegation headed by the Minister of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sherzod Kudbiev with partners continued in New York. Members of the delegation met with the heads of the institutions of the organization in the framework of the high-level political forum of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

With the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Olga Algaerova, issues of cooperation with the EEC on the rational use of water resources in the Central Asian region, the use of modern technologies in its monitoring were discussed.

The head of the EEC noted that at present, within the framework of the UN, there are instruments aimed at solving the water problem, and they have passed a 30-year test. As a result of the meeting, an agreement was reached on the implementation of new public-private partnership projects in the field of rational use of water resources.

At a meeting with Assistant Administrator of the UN Development Program - Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS Ivana Zivkovic, the importance of developing proposals to increase the number of technical and financial projects aimed at combating climate change, improving the social protection of the indigenous population in the Aral Sea region was noted.

In addition, an agreement was reached on cooperation with UNDP in the issuance of 2 bonds for the sustainable development of Uzbekistan.

On 12 June, a meeting was held between the Minister of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sherzod Kudbiev and a delegation of UNDP officials headed by Ivana Zivkovic, who visited our country.

It reviewed ongoing work to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, poverty reduction and rural development, the Initiative Budget project and its importance in encouraging people to be active, social and environmental.