Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan meets with compatriots in the United States

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov, who visited the United States to attend the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, met with highly qualified Uzbek compatriots working in leading US banks, hedge funds, IT companies, reputable universities and medical institutions in the United States.

Among the guests, in particular, were Managing Director of Oppenheimer Bank Farhod Inogambaev, founder of IT companies Missed.com and Jafton.com Bobir Akilkhanov, director of Credit Exim holding company Dilmurov Askarov, and an employee of New York Life Insurance Dilshod Rakhmonov, Ernst & Young Consultant Kamol Mavlonov, Founder of 44 Oak Capital Development Company Farkhod Muradov, Founder of Rx2Go Logistics Company Erkin Sattarov, Syracuse University Research Fellow Mirjakhon Turdiev, Harvard Doctoral Student, Fellow of Dana Farber Cancer Institute Nilyufar Kahorova, Amazon Business Intelligence Engineer Shakhlo Khodjayeva, Betaworks Ventures investor Zafar Mirzaliev, and the founder of the Poetica Coffee chain Parviz Mukhamadkulov.

During the meeting, the compatriots were informed of the main priorities of the Government to support fellow citizens working abroad, the conditions and benefits created for them for the implementation of investment, educational, social, humanitarian and other projects in Uzbekistan.

Members of our diaspora expressed their readiness to continue providing technical assistance to issuers from Uzbekistan, incl. banks and private companies, as well as organizing meetings with institutional investors in Washington for representatives of the financial sector of Uzbekistan.

In the area of education, agreements were reached on organizing internships for Uzbek teachers and students at US universities. Ways to strengthen contacts between medical institutions of Uzbekistan and the United States, conduct clinical trainings, jointly improve treatment protocols, etc. were discussed.

Special attention was paid to promoting the preparation of Uzbek youth for IT specialties, the introduction of the American approach to education, new methodologies and internship programs, as well as the launch of start-ups.

During the meeting, a solemn ceremony was also organized to present the Kelajak Bunyodkori medal to the business intelligence engineer of the Amazon company Shakhlo Khodjayeva, who was awarded this medal by a recent Decree of the President of Uzbekistan. Shakhlo Khodjayeva expressed her deep gratitude to the President of Uzbekistan, emphasizing that this high award is a clear reflection of the complete change in the attitude of the Government towards compatriots abroad. This recognition inspires her to new beginnings and she is ready to work even harder and more actively to advance the interests of Uzbekistan.