Bilateral ties in focus of German-Uzbek talks
Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov received German Ambassador Aristide Emil Fenster, completing his mission in the country, on August 20.
The foreign ministry reported that the parties discussed current state of Uzbek-German relations, prospects of deepening bilateral cooperation in political, trade and economic and other spheres.
Personal contribution of the Ambassador in strengthening multifaceted dialogue between Uzbekistan and FRG was noted at the meeting.
Germany is one of the main trade partners of Uzbekistan in Europe. The investment projects worth over one billion euros have been implemented in Uzbekistan together with leading German companies.
The German government has allocated to Uzbekistan more than 300 million euros in the framework of financial and technical cooperation, including 248.2 million euros within financial cooperation, and about 58.4 million euros within technical cooperation between the states.
Over 100 enterprises, established with the participation of German investors, operate in Uzbekistan, representations of over 50 German firms and companies are accredited. According to official statistics of Uzbekistan, in 2012 Uzbek-German trade turnover constituted $497.2 millions.