Prime minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni made a short stop in Tashkent on her flight from China. Foreign minister of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov met her at Tashkent airport.
Uzbekistan and Italy signed cooperation agreements in education, science, technology and innovation, and sports.
The presidents of Uzbekistan and Italy held negotiations. Heads of states introduced proposals on developing a trade facilitation program, establishing a Forum of Regions of the two countries and holding its first meeting in Samarkand next year, as well as organizing a joint educational forum.
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held talks with FAO Director-General Qiu Dunyu during his state visit to Italy. They discussed enhancing cooperation in agriculture and food security and developing a new comprehensive cooperation program until 2030.
President of Uzbekistan held talks with Italian President and PM in Rome. They discussed economic, humanitarian, regional and international issues and signed a joint declaration on strategic partnership. Uzbek-Italian business forum resulted in agreements worth over €9 billion.
President Mirziyoyev plans to visit Italy in the summer and hold talks with top Italian officials, including President Sergio Mattarella, PM Giorgia Meloni, and FM Antonio Tajani, Guido Crosetto, Italian Defense Minister, announced during his visit to Tashkent.
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