Uzbekistan and the UK signed two documents and agreed on establishing a Joint Economic Commission, implementing high-speed rail projects and other issues during David Cameron’s visit to Tashkent. He also announced a number of new projects to support education, SMEs and combat climate change.
Britain is not asking Uzbekistan and the rest of Central Asia to choose among regional collaboration partners, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron stated. “We want to be here to build partnerships,” he noted.
Foreign ministers of Uzbekistan and the UK signed a Declaration on Comprehensive Cooperation and a Memorandum of Understanding focusing on regional and international connectivity, as well as infrastructure, during David Cameron’s visit to Tashkent.
Lord David Cameron, UK’s Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, in an Op-Ed prior to his visit to Uzbekistan, writes about the three priority areas that would take relations to a new level.
Current UK Foreign Secretary and former Prime Minister Lord David Cameron will visit Tashkent. Discussions with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan are expected to cover cooperation on the key matters of regional security, education, climate change, and business relations.
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