Cooperation between Uzbekistan and ICBA strengthens
Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of Uzbekistan Aziz Abdukhakimov met with Director-General at the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), Dr. Tarifa Al Zaabi, UzA reports.
At the meeting, the parties discussed the initiative put forward by President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev during the UN Climate Change Conference on the creation of a Regional Genetic Resources Bank with the participation of leading multilateral structures.
The ICBA representative expressed her readiness to support the initiative and actively participate in its implementation.
According to the Minister, this structure can become an important platform for Central Asia for industrial cooperation and scientific and technical exchange.
At the meeting, a project on sustainable agricultural production systems development in degraded areas of Karakalpakstan was discussed.
Following the meeting, an agreement was reached to strengthen cooperation between Uzbekistan and the ICBA, particularly by organizing joint scientific projects in the Year of Environmental Protection and Green Economy and holding regular consultations to achieve mutually beneficial results.
Earlier it was reported that Uzbekistan's Central Bank became a member of Islamic Financial Services Board.