Uzbek-Hungarian intergovernmental commission

The 7th session of the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation between Uzbekistan and Hungary was held in Tashkent on 4 May.

The event was attended by a large delegation from the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Innovation and Technology, the Hungarian and Budapest Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Hungarian Tourism Agency, as well as business representatives.

The meeting was co-chaired by Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan - Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Sardor Umurzakov and Minister of Foreign Economic Relations and Foreign Affairs of Hungary Peter Siyyarto.

"Thirty years ago, we established diplomatic relations between our countries, and during these thirty years we have done a lot, during which our cooperation has always been based on mutual respect and has been mutually beneficial.

Today, our relations have reached a strategic level, and cooperation between Hungary and Uzbekistan is very important for us, both in terms of security and economic issues of technology.

There is a very rapid development in Uzbekistan. Therefore, today we have launched a very large-scale cooperation program for three sectors of the economy:

Atomic energy;
Water industry;
Agriculture;
Protection of state borders.

This program will open up opportunities for us to introduce internationally recognized Hungarian technology, and thus contribute to the success of Uzbekistan”, said Peter Siyyarto.

On the agenda was a protocol on further expansion of trade and economic ties and the development of mutually beneficial cooperation in investment, finance, technology, science, innovation and tourism.