Uzbekistan and Singapore sign a number of bilateral documents

President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov held face-to-face talks with the President of Singapore Sellapan Ramanathan at Istana residence here on Thursday.

The two leaders discussed the current state and perspectives of the Uzbekistan-Singapore relations and some international issues. They confirmed mutual interest in strengthening bilateral relations.

President of Uzbekistan stressed that the two nations had similar views on most international problems, which was a good foundation for cooperation.

This year marks 10 years since Uzbekistan and Singapore had established diplomatic relations. Trade turnover between the countries made up USD 100 million in 2006.

Extended negotiations took place between the delegations of the two states, headed by President Islam Karimov and Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

The talks focused on attraction of modern technologies to oil and gas, pharmaceutical and electronic industries, manufacture of high-tech products and exporting them to third countries.

After the negotiations, Islam Karimov and Lee Hsien Loong signed an Agreement between the governments of Uzbekistan and Singapore on cooperation in economic and humanitarian spheres.

The Joint Communiqué between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Singapore was also accepted.

Other signed documents include the intergovernmental air communication agreement, the memorandum on bilateral consultations between the foreign ministries, the agreement on cooperation in standardization, metrology and accreditation, and the memorandum of understanding between the Uzbek Commerce and Industry Chamber and Singapore Business Federation.