Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 15 December, online negotiations were held between the First Deputy Minister of Health of Uzbekistan Amrilla Inoyatov, the khokim of Beruniy district of the Republic of Karakalpakstan Atabek Saparbayev and the vice-president of the Promedis Group company Serkan Ergen, the Dunyo news agency reported.

According to the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Turkey, during the online meeting, the parties discussed a project to create a medical cluster for 500 people on the territory of Beruniy district. At the initial stage, it is planned to build a urological center, ready to serve 60 people at the same time, as well as a modern hotel for the convenience of visitors to the medical cluster.

To implement the project, it is planned to attract funds from international financial institutions and concessional loans in the amount of US$200 million.

After trilateral consultations, the parties agreed to accelerate measures to determine the terms of financing and develop a feasibility study for the project.

To this end, a visit of the Promedis Group technical group to Uzbekistan is scheduled for December this year.