Prospects for deepening interregional cooperation with St. Petersburg

S.Umurzakov received a delegation of the leadership of St. Petersburg administration and leading St. Petersburg companies, headed by Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of St. Petersburg administration E.Grigoriev, who visited Uzbekistan on a working mission.

During the meeting the prospects for establishing inter-regional cooperation in trade, economic, investment, cultural and humanitarian areas, interaction in labour migration, as well as the progress of preparations for joint events were discussed.

The interaction issues in labour migration were considered: the Russian side expressed readiness to cooperate in the organized attraction of Uzbek citizens for work in Russia and to assist in improving their professional skills.

The sides discussed the course of preparation for participation in the Second Interregional Cooperation Forum undertaken by the administration of St. Petersburg together with the khokimiyats of Tashkent city and Samarkand region: the existing issues were discussed and the further steps to fill the event with practical content were outlined.