Namangan region and the Chinese city of Tianjin establish cooperation in trade, economic and educational fields

With the support of the Embassy of Uzbekistan, online negotiations were held between representatives of the khokimiyat of Namangan region and the administration of the Chinese city of Tianjin.

During the meeting, a presentation of the trade and economic potential of the Namangan region was held.

The heads of the Chancellery for Foreign Affairs Zhang Huaquan and the Education Committee of the Tianjin City Municipality Li Li, as well as the representative of the Association of Chinese Industrial and Commercial Enterprises in Uzbekistan Liu Yu, expressed the interest of the business circles of the city of Tianjin in cooperation with Uzbek partners in trade, economic and investment fields .

The parties agreed to study the issue of establishing partnership relations between the Namangan region and the city of Tianjin.

The Chinese side also proposed to establish cooperation at the level of higher educational institutions of the two regions and create an educational center for training specialists in international logistics and tourism within the Luban Workshop program on the basis of Namangan State University.

Luban Workshop is Tianjin City's global vocational training program under the Belt and Road Initiative aimed at training specialists for projects implemented jointly with foreign partners in the field of logistics and tourism.

As a result of the meeting, the parties reached an agreement on the development of a concept of cooperation and a draft memorandum of understanding.