Shavkat Mirziyoyev held talks with the President of Singapore, Halima Yaqub, at the "Koksaroy" residence

Shavkat Mirziyoyev held talks with the President of Singapore, Halima Yaqub, at the "Koksaroy" residence

Today, May 24, negotiations between the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the President of the Republic of Singapore Halima Yaqub took place at the "Koksaroy" residence.

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At the beginning of the meeting, the President of Singapore expressed sincere gratitude to the country's leader for the invitation to visit Uzbekistan on a state visit and for the warm reception given to the Singaporean delegation. He wished great success in the upcoming presidential election of Uzbekistan.

It was noted that this high-level visit is the first in 25 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

At the end of the historic visit of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Singapore in January of this year, it was noted with satisfaction that all the agreements reached on important areas of cooperation are being consistently implemented.

During the negotiations, great attention was paid to the issues of further strengthening of political dialogue and inter-parliamentary relations, mutual support within the framework of international organizations, implementation of personnel training programs in the field of public administration, public safety and cultural-humanitarian exchange.

It was emphasized that great progress is being made in the trade, economic and investment spheres.

Since the beginning of this year, the indicators of mutual trade have increased several times. Singapore has become one of the largest investors of Uzbekistan.

Today, together with Singapore's leading companies "Indorama", "Meinhardt Group", "Franklin Templeton", "Enercon", "PSA", "Changi Airport" and other companies, the chemical and textile industry, transport and logistics, urban development, The implementation of projects worth 3.8 billion dollars in the fields of transportation services and privatization has entered an active stage.

Prospects for expanding economic cooperation were discussed in detail. Confidence was expressed that the results of the Uzbekistan-Singapore business forum within the business program of the visit will serve to expand the investment partnership of leading companies in the fields of trade, logistics, innovation, energy, and healthcare.

The issues of ensuring food safety and establishing the delivery of food products to the Singapore market were discussed.

The parties expressed their determination to expand cooperation on the implementation of humanitarian projects.

The importance of introducing Singapore's experience in public administration and training management personnel within the framework of the joint education center established on the basis of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Uzbekistan was emphasized.

The activities of Singapore's higher education institutions in Uzbekistan and the activation of regular cultural, educational and tourism exchanges between the two countries were supported.

The heads of state exchanged views on the current issues of regional integration in Central and South-Eastern Asia and noted the high level of mutual understanding and support in the international arena, first of all within the framework of the UN and in the process of joining the World Trade Organization of Uzbekistan.

The negotiations took place in the spirit of trust, openness and friendship.