Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 6 April 2021, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sardor Umurzakov received a delegation from the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) headed by Chairman of the Board Nikolai Podguzov.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the prospects for bilateral cooperation, with a view to attracting the EDB to finance promising investment projects in Uzbekistan.

Podguzov highly appreciated the reforms carried out in Uzbekistan under the leadership of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and confirmed the interest of the EDB in providing financial, investment and consulting support to the processes of economic transformation in the Republic.

A number of promising projects in the field of energy, housing and communal services and infrastructure development were also substantively considered.

Following the meeting, an agreement was reached to continue joint work in the designated areas.