Negotiations between the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and the President of Mongolia, Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, took place at the State Palace of Mongolia, involving a narrow circle and official delegations. The President's Press Service reported this.
At the beginning of the meeting, the leader of our state expressed gratitude to the Mongolian leader for the warm reception and the invitation to visit the country with a state visit.
It was particularly emphasized that this visit, being the first in the history of bilateral relations, initiates a new stage in the development of multifaceted Uzbekistan-Mongolia relations. The President of Uzbekistan also congratulated the Mongolian side on the upcoming People's Revolution Day.
The urgent issues of further developing the friendship and multifaceted cooperation relations between Uzbekistan and Mongolia were considered.
All levels of contacts and exchanges have intensified. The indicators of trade turnover are rapidly growing. The number of joint ventures is increasing, and the first cooperation projects in healthcare, education, e-commerce, agriculture, and construction materials production have started.
Yesterday, a joint business forum involving representatives of the business circles and institutions of the two countries was successfully held, and a trade house with a showroom of Uzbekistan's products was opened in Ulaanbaatar.
Special attention was given to deepening economic cooperation during the negotiations.
It was noted that there is significant potential to multiply mutual trade, primarily by expanding the range and volume of highly demanded products, in the coming years.
For this purpose, the importance of accelerating the acceptance of agreements on preferential trade and investment protection was emphasized.
The leader of our state highlighted the importance of deepening industrial cooperation in certain sectors of the economy. Several promising areas of collaboration were identified as priorities.
First and foremost, this involves partnerships in the mining sector, including developing a geological exploration program, developing raw material mines, technology transfer, exchanging experiences, and training personnel.
In this regard, the opening of the Uzbekistan Ministry of Geology's representation office in Ulaanbaatar was noted with satisfaction.
The interest in deepening comprehensive cooperation in agriculture by promoting cooperation projects based on organizing joint clusters, processing and production of meat and dairy, wool, and leather products was expressed.
Separate attention was paid to strengthening mutual connectivity in terms of transport and developing new logistics routes. It is planned to launch direct flights between the capitals by the end of the year.
A proposal was made to conduct practical research in collaboration with the Institute of International Analysis to identify the shortest and most efficient transport routes for countries without access to the sea.
The importance of continuing active cultural-humanitarian exchanges was noted. It was pleasantly noted that the days of Uzbekistan's culture, arts, and tourism events are currently being held in Ulaanbaatar.
It was agreed to actively develop cooperation between higher education institutions and to restore the education of Mongolian youths in Uzbekistan's higher education institutions within the allocated quotas.
An agreement was reached to adopt a "roadmap" for the timely and quality implementation of the agreements reached.
In conclusion, the leader of our state invited the President of Mongolia to visit Uzbekistan with a return visit.
