Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Minister of Natural Resources Aziz Abdukhakimov met with a Japanese delegation led by Director of the Department of International Relations of the Ministry of Finance Oe Toru, a participant in the 32nd annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which was held in Samarkand.

At the meeting, the Japanese side highly noted the active participation of Uzbekistan in promoting international cooperation by providing venues for holding global events, in which important decisions are made to ensure the sustainable development of the planet.

The Minister of Natural Resources acquainted the guests with the ongoing work to improve the environmental situation in the Aral Sea region, draw the attention of the international community to the problems of the drying up of the Aral Sea, as well as landscaping work in the country.

The sides highlighted the need to increase institutional capacity and train highly qualified specialists and experts to ensure the conservation of unique ecosystems, the country’s biodiversity, climate change mitigation and green growth.

The parties discussed the prospects for cooperation in the field of attracting investments in the field of ecology and environmental protection, the introduction of green technologies, the transition to the principles of a green economy and the development of green development models.