Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - An article by Director Nadejda Kokotovich on the development and prospects of cooperation between Uzbekistan and the European Union in the energy sector has been published on the website of the Brussels Energy Club, Dunyo news agency reports.

“For Uzbekistan, the outgoing year 2019 marked a new milestone in relations with the European Union. The EU has adopted an updated strategy for Central Asia, negotiations are continuing on a draft Agreement on Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation between Uzbekistan and the EU, ”the author writes.

The material notes that Uzbekistan is modernizing its energy system. Reforms in this sector were also discussed at a discussion session at the Brussels Energy Club. This event attracted numerous participants from European institutions, EU member states, European energy companies and experts in energy, Central Asia and international relations and aroused genuine interest.

“The Brussels Energy Club was founded in 2012 with the aim of deeper penetration into the issues of the European and international energy agenda,” N. Kokotovich writes. - We are the only discussion platform in Brussels that focuses on the energy markets of third countries. In this sense, the door of our club is open for Uzbekistan and other Central Asian countries on their way to initiatives from Europe and the reform and modernization of their fuel and energy sector. ”

The author states that Uzbekistan is now open as never before - for other countries, new knowledge and new partners.

“We congratulate Uzbekistan on the positive changes already achieved in record time and wish the country stable and rapid development in 2020,” concludes the director of the Brussels Energy Club.