BUDAPEST, November 13. /Dunyo IA/.  Ambassador of Uzbekistan Oybek Shakhavdinov held talks with Katalin Kurucz, Deputy State Secretary for European Union and International Relations at the Ministry of Education and Children's Affairs of Hungary, reports Dunyo IA correspondent.

Parties discussed prospects for expanding cooperation in the fields of school, vocational and higher education. Special attention was paid to the exchange of experience, development of inter-agency and inter-university ties, as well as the implementation of joint educational projects.

Importance of strengthening interaction between specialized educational institutions of the two countries, expanding academic mobility and training qualified personnel in line with labour market demands was emphasized.

Parties positively assessed the dynamics of cooperation in the field of higher education and expressed interest in further developing the Uzbek-Hungarian partnership, including through regular dialogue between educational institutions.

Following the talks, mutual interest was reaffirmed in strengthening cooperation in the field of education, expanding the exchange of experience, and implementing joint initiatives.