Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) – On 23 December, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Sardor Umurzakov met with Chairman of the Board of the British consulting company SupplyFinder, Lord Waverly, independent member of the House of Lords of the British Parliament John Desmond Forbes Anderson.

Anderson became one of the international observers for parliamentary elections in the Legislative Chamber of the Parliament of Uzbekistan. He shared his impressions of the election process, noting its full compliance with international standards, absolute transparency, honesty, as well as unimpeded access of voters to the polling stations, expressing hope that the elections will be the starting point in further enhancing close and fruitful cooperation between the newly elected deputies Parliament of Uzbekistan and members of the Parliament of Great Britain.

The meetings also touched upon issues of bilateral investment and trade and economic cooperation, the potential of which currently remains largely untapped. The position on the need for rapprochement between the business circles of the two countries in order to explore opportunities for implementing joint investment projects, financial and technical cooperation and the conclusion of mutually beneficial trade agreements has become common.

In this context, the discussion also focused on the recently held UzInvest Forum-2019 business forum in London, which showed British business interest in the Uzbek market and great prospects for investing in the economy of Uzbekistan. According to the mutual opinion of the meeting participants, a systematic and focused practice of holding such events will allow Uzbek and British entrepreneurs to find points of intersection of business interests, identifying priority areas for joint projects and initiatives.

In this regard, at the end of the meeting, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Sardor Umurzakov invited Lord Waverley to participate in the International Investment Forum, which will be held in Tashkent in 2020 and will become an effective platform for developing relations between Uzbekistan and the world business community.