On April 4 this year, a meeting was held with Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs of the UAE, who is on an official visit.

During the meeting, the current state of and prospects for enhancing bilateral partnership in trade, economic and investment areas were discussed. Further steps were considered within the framework of ongoing projects to improve the efficiency of public administration in Uzbekistan.

The positive growth dynamics in the volume of mutual trade turnover was noted which doubled at the end of last year. Among the tasks already implemented to maintain such positivity dynamics are a multiple increase in flights between the two countries was noted – up to 44 flights per week. The importance of taking systematic measures to further expand the range of mutual supplies was noted. In this regard, the parties agreed to intensify cooperation in preparation of a Strategy for development of Uzbekistan's export potential.

The meeting also focused on the discussion of prospects for infrastructural development and increasing the industrial potential of the regions of our country. The Emirati side highly appreciated the new stage of reforms to reduce the share of the state in the economy, and also expressed readiness to expand cooperation in the preparation of master plans of cities and regions, taking into account the development of production capacities and improvement of the communal sector.

In a separate order, issues of improving the efficiency of public administration and the widespread introduction of information technologies were discussed. In this context, the parties agreed on the need to form a Council for the development of cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence.

Following the meeting, the parties stressed the importance of deepening active cooperation between the responsible authorities of the two countries to successfully implement the discussed projects and initiatives.