TASHKENT, February 10. /Dunyo IA/. Today, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received a delegation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), headed by its president Zou Jiayi, reports Dunyo IA correspondent.

According to the press-service of the head of our state, at the outset of the meeting, leader of our country warmly congratulated the head of this reputable multilateral financial institution on her assumption of office.

Practical issues related to expanding the strategic partnership between Uzbekistan and the AIIB were substantively discussed.

In recent years, multifaceted cooperation with the bank has been developing dynamically. The portfolio of implemented and prospective joint projects has exceeded seven billion US dollars. Last year alone, the volume of financing exceeded one billion dollars.

The President of Uzbekistan advocated for expanding productive interaction in such priority areas as support for the private sector, women's and youth entrepreneurship, preparation and promotion of public-private partnership projects, assistance in implementing the poverty reduction programs, development of alternative energy, energy efficiency, water supply, the social sphere, and others.

The importance of the AIIB’s active participation in large-scale infrastructure projects of regional significance was emphasized.

In turn, Zou Jiayi highly praised the scale of transformations underway in the country and expressed her readiness to continue comprehensive support for the program of ongoing reforms in New Uzbekistan.