President Mirziyoyev holds talks with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

On July 19, on the sidelines of the first summit of the leaders of Central Asian countries and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held talks with the Crown Prince, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.

The Crown Prince cordially congratulated Shavkat Mirziyoyev on his convincing victory in the presidential elections, wishing the people of Uzbekistan peace, well-being and prosperity.

In turn, the leader of Uzbekistan expressed sincere gratitude to the leadership of Saudi Arabia for the conditions created for Uzbeks to perform Hajj and Umrah.

During the talks, the current agenda for further deepening Uzbek-Saudi relations was considered.

The parties noted with satisfaction the current level of relations in all areas of cooperation.

The importance of the unconditional implementation of agreements adopted during the bilateral summit in August last year was noted.

Since the beginning of the year, the volume of trade has grown by 20 percent, the number of joint ventures has doubled. The implementation of important projects in "green" energy with the participation of Acwa Power has begun. Large investment projects are being worked out in the field of "green hydrogen", petrochemistry, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, medicine, tourism and other industries.

An exchange of views on issues of international politics also took place.