Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Ambassador of Uzbekistan, Javlon Vakhabov, visited the Virginia state innovation center of one of the world’s largest construction companies, Bechtel, and met with its president for regional cooperation, Stuart Jones.

During the meeting, Stuart Jones praised the ongoing reforms in Uzbekistan aimed at switching to market economy mechanisms, decisive steps to modernize priority sectors, as well as regions of the country. In his opinion, the measures taken are important for the industrial, technological and innovative development of the republic’s sectors.

The company president expressed interest in implementing investment projects in Uzbekistan, including the construction of Tashkent-Samarkand and Tashkent-Andijan toll roads, as well as the integrated development of mineral deposits on the principles of public-private partnership.

According to the Embassy, Bechtel, established in 1898 as a leader in the world in innovative solutions in the construction industry, has its own Innovation Center. The center constantly develops and tests new technologies and methods aimed at ensuring the safety of facilities, builders and the environment, as well as the introduction of information technology for training and monitoring project quality by reducing production costs.

Following the meeting, an agreement was reached on organizing a visit by the Bechtel delegation to Uzbekistan in March to conduct negotiations with the involved ministries and departments on the joint implementation of the above projects.