Department of Government Relations receives high-level delegation from the Republic of Uzbekistan

Department of Government Relations receives high-level delegation from the Republic of Uzbekistan

Sharjah: HE Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Department of Government Relations, hosted a high-level delegation headed by HE Abdulaziz Urolboevich Akkulov, Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the UAE; Ali Sher Salamov, Consul General of Uzbekistan in Dubai and the Northern Emirates; and Vladimir Juli Bykov, Adviser and Consul at the Uzbek Embassy in the UAE.

During the meeting at DGR headquarters, Al Qasimi stressed the strong bonds between the two sides and explored trade and investment opportunities between Sharjah and Uzbekistan in a number of vital sectors, including trade, tourism, culture and education. Al Qasimi pointed out that the University of Sharjah and the American University of Sharjah are hosting a number of Uzbek students, noting that Sharjah has been a destination for Uzbek nationals interested in communicating with the Arab world.

Sheikh Fahim also explored partnership opportunities in the educational sector through the University of Sharjah, the museums sector through the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization, culture through the Sharjah Book Authority, in addition to the agriculture sector through the Department of Agriculture and Livestock in the emirate.

The two parties also discussed increasing flights between Sharjah and Uzbekistan by strengthening the partnership between Air Arabia and Uzbekistan Airways and other