ТASHKENT, December 19. /Dunyo IA/. President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev received Sojitz Corporation executives, Masayoshi Fujimoto and Kosuke Uemura, reports Dunyo IA correspondent.

According to the press service of the Head of our State, key areas for further expanding cooperation and the implementation of joint projects with this leading Japanese company were discussed.

The importance of accelerating the project to build a combined-cycle power plant in Syrdarya region was noted, with consideration of the growing demand for electricity.

Particular attention was paid to priority projects such as the construction of a multidisciplinary hospital, a new international airport in Tashkent, a wind power plant, and others.

Support was expressed for initiatives to modernize medical clinics, preschool and primary education facilities, create a cross-border "green" energy corridor, upgrade gas compressor stations in the country's regions, and the corporation's participation in establishing a special economic zone for Japanese investors.