At the International Institute for Central Asia in Tashkent, Fanil Kadirov, the Acting Director of IICA, discussed the subject of “Belt and Road: New Opportunities for Central Asian Countries”, emphasizing the combined efforts of Central Asian countries and China to secure the region’s sustainable growth.
The Silk Road, a well-known trading route that connected Eurasia for centuries, made Central Asia a vital center for commerce. By investing in transport channels, granting access to markets, and exchanging investments, resources, and technologies, China and Central Asian countries are attempting to ensure sustainable development of the area.
The Summit of the Heads of State, held on May 18-19 this year in the city of Xi’an, re-affirmed the parties’ commitment to actively increasing cooperation within the BRI. Uzbekistan has a clear vision of long-term objectives for collaboration within the framework of this global project, based on the tasks defined in the Uzbekistan-2030 Strategy.
Uzbekistan is interested in creating high-tech industrial parks and scientific and innovation clusters, forming free and specialized economic zones to produce modern, competitive, high-tech products.
G. Khonnazarov, UzA