Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Odile Renaud-Basso
In particular, as reported by the press service of the President of Uzbekistan, during his visit, meetings were held with the Presidents of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Serbia Aleksandar Vučić, and the Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán.
In addition, Mirziyoyev discussed trade issues with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and cooperation with former British Prime Minister, now Chairman of the Institute for Global Change Tony Blair.
The negotiations covered topics of expanding mutually beneficial cooperation, including participation in international structures.
Also in Davos, the Uzbek leader met with representatives of major financial organizations, including the board member and senior managing director of Blackrock, Adebayor Ogunlesi.
The parties discussed important areas of investment cooperation. Mirziyoyev expressed support for Blackrock's initiatives to invest in a number of Uzbek enterprises and create joint projects, as well as to attract international expertise to improve the investment climate in the country.
During the meeting with the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Odile Renaud-Basso, ways to deepen the strategic partnership between Uzbekistan and the bank were discussed.
According to the participants of the meeting, cooperation with the EBRD is stable, as Uzbekistan remains the bank's largest partner in Central Asia. EBRD investments have nearly reached $7 billion, including over $1 billion last year for projects supporting the private sector.
Mirziyoyev emphasized the importance of the EBRD's contribution to the development of "green" energy, modernization of transport infrastructure, implementation of environmental programs, reforming the financial sector, and supporting entrepreneurship.
During the meetings, priority areas of cooperation for the current year were also identified, including the development of the private sector, infrastructure projects, and digital transformation of railways. Special attention was paid to training youth and women in modern professions and business fundamentals.
A key event of the visit was the signing ceremony of the Charter of the Council for Peace, established at the initiative of U.S. President Donald Trump, in which Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan participated.
As Trump noted, the Council will work in cooperation with the UN and has every chance of becoming one of the most significant organizations in history.
