President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov received credentials from the new ambassadors of the UAE, Bangladesh, Jordan and Japan – Muhammad Harib Birid al Muhayribi, Mohamad Imran, Muvaffaq Muhammad Ahmad Ajlouni and Yosihisa Kuroda – at Oqsaroy residence on 6 December.

The head of the state congratulated the diplomats with their appointment to the honorable and responsible posts and wished them success in their missions in Uzbekistan.

The United Arab Emirates are a reliable economic and investment partner of Uzbekistan in the Persian Gulf. The official visit of President Karimov to the UAE in 2008 raised the bilateral relations to a significantly higher level.

The two countries have been developing cooperation in various areas. Almost 70 joint ventures with UAE capital are operating in Uzbekistan, along with representative offices of more than 20 UAE companies.

Muhammad Harib Birid al Muhayribi said his country was interested in further strengthening partnership ties with Uzbekistan. He assured the President that he would make everything possible to expand bilateral cooperation during his mission.

Uzbekistan and Bangladesh have established strong ties in the political, economic and humanitarian spheres. The two states are closely cooperating and supporting each other within the international organizations.

Bangladesh is one of the main importers of the Uzbek cotton. Textile companies of Bangladesh annually purchase 400,000 to 450,000 tons of cotton from Uzbekistan.

The business circles of Bangladesh are demonstrating huge interest to investing in the textile and pharmaceutical industries of Uzbekistan. The two countries also have potential for boosting cooperation in the oil and gas, mining, tourism, service and other sectors.

“Our country stands for development of economic and political relations with Uzbekistan. Humanitarian cooperation and tourism are among the most prospective areas. During my mission, I am going to attach special efforts to expansion of bilateral cooperation within international organizations,” Mohamad Imran said.

Jordan is another Arab state actively developing relations with Uzbekistan. The Commerce and industry chamber of Uzbekistan and the Jordan businessmen association recently signed a cooperation agreement, which eyes expansion of ties between both large companies and SMEs of the two states.

“Relations between Uzbekistan and Jordan are based on historical ties of our peoples. Our nations have the potential to widen relations in many areas, namely the economic and trade ties. The leaders of our countries have established relations based on trust and respect, which is an important factor in expansion of bilateral cooperation,” Muvaffaq Muhammad Ahmad Ajlouni said.

Yosihisa Kuroda said Japan considered Uzbekistan its important partner in Central Asia. The two states have been successfully cooperating in various areas, and the bilateral relations have been raised to the level of strategic partnership.

Japan has provided wide support to the implementation of reforms in Uzbekistan. The country of the rising sun is one of Uzbekistan’s largest investment partners. A number of large strategic projects are being implemented in Uzbekistan with participation of Japanese investments.

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