The event was dedicated to issues of further expanding the Uzbek-Italian economic and investment cooperation. It was attended by heads of ministries and departments, as well as companies and concerns of two states, UzA reported.

The forum participants exchanged opinion on expanding and strengthening trade-economic and investment cooperation, developing and realization joint mutual beneficial project. The sides considered issues of further developing cooperation in oil and gas sector, banking-financing sector, light and textile industry, small and private businesses.

Italian businesses familiarized with wide-scale privatization processes in Uzbekistan, reforms in Uzbekistan, development of small and private entrepreneurship.

The sides exchanged opinion on attracting Italian companies into privatization process in Uzbekistan, implementation of high-technologic joint projects in Navoi free industrial-economic zone.

Italian delegation also held negotiations at the Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan. The memorandum on cooperation between the Legislative Chamber and the Chamber of Deputies was signed.