At the end of negotiations, agreements worth over $ 1 billion were signed

A productive day of negotiations ended with the signing of a number of documents.

In total, 35 documents were signed covering such areas as energy, transport, automotive, electrical engineering, mining and light industry, science, education, sports and others.

The heads of state noted with satisfaction the fruitful results of the meetings of the Forum of Regions and the meeting of the Business Council held on the eve of the visit of the Forum of Regions, as well as the fact that contracts and investment agreements worth over $ 1 billion were signed during the visit.

In turn, President Emomali Rahmon stressed that the implementation of joint projects in the agricultural sector, light, food and mining industries, hydropower will increase trade and create new jobs. He was pleased to note the expansion of partnerships in the fields of education and medicine, to jointly counter the coronavirus pandemic.

"Today's negotiations have once again shown our serious, decisive disposition to strengthen relations of centuries-old friendship, trust, good-neighborliness and strategic partnership," President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said in conclusion.