PM Modi holds bilateral meeting with Uzbekistan President Mirziyoyev

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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the “Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit-2019” on January 18, 2019. President Mirziyoyev, leading a large and high powered delegation, arrived at Gandhinagar on 17 January 17 and was received by O P Kohli, Governor of Gujarat.
During their meeting, Prime Minister Modi extended a warm welcome to President Mirziyoyev and his delegation to Gujarat. Recalling their last meeting during the State Visit of President Mirziyoyev to India on September 30- October 1, 2018, the Prime Minister expressed his satisfaction on progress and implementation of various decisions taken during the State Visit. Referring to the MoU on cooperation between Gujarat and the Andijan region of Uzbekistan signed during the State Visit, PM Modi noted the presence of the Governor of Andijan region in the Uzbek delegation and expressed hope that as a result of President Mirziyoyev’s visit, relationship between Uzbekistan and India and region-to-region cooperation between Andijan and Gujarat would be further strengthened.
The Prime Minister thanked President Mirziyoyev for his support to the First India-Central Asia Dialogue held at the level of Foreign Ministers in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on January 12 & 13, 2019, where important discussions also took place on support to peace and development in Afghanistan.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev thanked Prime Minister Modi for the invitation to participate in the Vibrant Gujarat Summit. He informed the Prime Minister that Uzbekistan attaches high priority to attracting investments from India and mentioned sectors of IT, education, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, agri-business and tourism as some of the priority areas for Uzbekistan’s prospective cooperation with India.
President Mirziyoyev congratulated Prime Minister on the successful outcome of the First India-Central Asia Dialogue which demonstrated India’s positive impact on the Central Asia region and the joint quest of the participant countries for peace in Afghanistan.
Both leaders witnessed the exchange of the contract between the Department of Atomic Energy of India and the Novoi Minerals and Metallurgical Company of the Republic of Uzbekistan on long-term supply of Uranium Ore Concentrate for India’s energy requirements.
Both leaders also welcomed the signing of the agreement between the Export-Import Bank of India and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on a Line of Credit of USD 200 million supported by the Government of India for financing housing and social infrastructure projects in Uzbekistan. The Line of Credit of USD 200 million to Uzbekistan had been announced earlier by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the State Visit of President Mirziyoyev, according to a PIB release.