The talks on the Expanded partnership and cooperation agreement between Uzbekistan and the EU are nearing to the end, said the First Deputy Foreign Minister Farhod Arziev said at the international conference "Uzbekistan: Rapid Reforms of the 5 Years".
“Negotiations on accession to the WTO have been resumed. Uzbekistan has become a full member of the Turkic Council, received the status of an observer in the EAEU, the status of a beneficiary country in the European GSP+ system and is completing the negotiation process on the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the EU, ”he said.
The new agreement is intended to replace the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between Uzbekistan and the EU, which has been in force since July 1, 1999.
Arziev noted an unprecedented increase in the foreign policy contacts at the highest level. “Over the past five years, more than 70 visits at the high levels have taken place, including 46 trips of the President of Uzbekistan to foreign countries. Over 575 new bilateral and multilateral agreements have been signed,” he said.
"The main area of international cooperation of the new Uzbekistan has become active economic diplomacy - attracting investments in priority areas of the economy, constantly promoting the expansion of national exports, attracting new technologies, know-how, foreign specialists and experienced compatriots, as well as ensuring an uninterrupted flow of foreign tourists," he added Arziev.
