Russian delegation led by Manturov meets with President of Uzbekistan

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the Russian delegation led by first deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov on December 3, according to the Uzbek president's website.

Manturov arrived in Uzbekistan to participate in the regular meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission.

The meeting was also attended by the heads of Russia's Nizhny Novgorod and Omsk regions, Bashkortostan, and Krasnoyarsk Kray.

"At the beginning of the talks, the distinguished guest conveyed to Shavkat Mirziyoyev the sincere greetings and best wishes of Russian President Vladimir Putin," the report reads.

Issues concerning the practical implementation of agreements reached following high-level meetings, based on the "roadmap," were reviewed. The steady growth in trade volumes and the implementation of projects in industry, energy, transport, metallurgy, chemistry, and other sectors were noted with satisfaction.

"The importance was emphasized of taking coordinated measures aimed at maintaining the dynamics of trade turnover, accelerating cooperation projects in priority economic sectors, including within industrial zones, and continuing active contacts at the regional and business levels," the report reads.

The fruitful outcomes of today's meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission and the business events in Tashkent were highly commended.

Moreover, on the sidelines of the meeting, the heads of leading Russian companies presented to Shavkat Mirziyoyev specific plans for implementing projects in the fields of IT, energy, electrical and mechanical engineering, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, textile and food industries.