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The Ministry of Innovation Development of Uzbekistan and the
International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) signed a
memorandum on establishment of International Innovation Center of
the Aral region under the president of Uzbekistan, Uzbek media
reported.
The center is planned to be located in Karakalpakstan on the
territory of the experimental station of Nukus State Forestry.
The document was signed by Minister of Innovation Development
Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov and ICBA Director General Ismahane
Elouafi.
The ceremony took place in Samarkand at the international forum
"Innovative Approaches to Promoting Sustainable Governance and
Social Stability of the Aral Sea Basin" that opened on Oct. 16.
The Aral Sea Basin Support Fund will be created under the new
center. It is planned to attract funds from the World Bank, the
Asian Development Bank and the Islamic Development Bank. The center
itself will be funded by the Innovation Development Support Fund
under the Ministry of Innovation Development, as well as by loans
and grants from international financial institutions.
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