Meeting with representatives of the German delegation

UZBEKISTAN, November 17 – The First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Ilkhom Norkulov, met with representatives of the delegation of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, headed by Parliamentary State Secretary Niels Annen.

The meeting was attended by the deputy referent of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany Holger Tilman, assistants to the parliamentary state secretary Klaus Tansberger and Helmut Fischer, head of the regional office of the German development agency Joachim Fritz, political officer of the German Embassy in Uzbekistan Stella Klein, as well as representatives of the responsible departments of the Ministry of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction.

During the meeting, the country’s macroeconomic policy, sustainable economic growth, developed master plans for the socio-economic development of the regions, in particular, the formation of a digital economy in the regions, the development of IT , capacity building in the service and tourism sectors, ongoing green projects, development of human capital, including in the labor market, development of education and vocational training, as well as the creation new jobs were discussed.

During the meeting, the parties also exchanged views on economic cooperation between the two countries, poverty alleviation, agricultural development, energy, water resources management, copper industry, growth green and the electric vehicle industry.

At the end of the meeting, the parties agreed on the development and expansion of cooperation.

Source: Ministry of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction of the Republic of Uzbekistan