TASHKENT (TCA) — A delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan is paying an official visit to the United States these days, the Jahon information agency reported on October 25. The delegation is comprised of rectors of the Tashkent State Agrarian University and Andijan Agricultural Institute, as well as the management of the Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Mechanization of Agriculture and Samarkand Agricultural Institute.
The purpose of the visit is strengthening cooperation between Uzbekistan and the U.S. in the use of advanced American technology and innovations in the agro-industrial complex of Uzbekistan and expansion of bilateral university cooperation.
According to the Embassy of Uzbekistan in the U.S., the program of the visit includes several meetings in Washington DC. The Uzbek delegation plans to discuss prospects for attracting U.S. investment in the Uzbek agriculture, the organization of mutual visits of specialists in this field and implementation of joint projects for the supply of Uzbek agricultural products to the U.S.
The delegation will also visit the University of Michigan and the Ohio State University to review their activities and to hold talks on the issues of further development of inter-university partnerships. These educational institutions are among the largest universities in the U.S.
