President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has accepted the invitation of the French President Emmanuel Macron and will pay an official visit to France on October 8–9 , the presidential press service reported.
During the visit, Shavkat Mirziyoyev will hold talks with Emmanuel Macron, meet with the speakers of the French parliament and the senior executives of major French companies and financial institutions.
The two leaders are set to discuss the ways to expand the Uzbek-French ties, cooperation in trade, economic and financial spheres, implementation of various sector joint projects, as well as enhancing of cultural and humanitarian exchanges.
The sides are scheduled to sign more than 10 bilateral documents on cooperation in the fields of trade and finance, space, transport, tourism, environment, culture and art, program of cooperation between the foreign ministries and others.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev will also meet with the UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay to discuss the prospects for deepening the partnership between Uzbekistan and UNESCO, with the joint Action Plan for 2018–2021 to be adopted.
