India & Uzbekistan for more co-operation in agriculture, IT and energy

Source: PIB, Government of India

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi (Left) with the President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, during the Joint Press Statement, at Kuksaroy Complex, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on July 06, 2015. Source: PIB, Government of India

  India and Uzbekistan are supportive of strengthening their ongoing cooperation in the areas of agriculture, Information Technology and energy, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi was making a statement to media during the Joint Press Briefing with President of Uzbekistan at Tashkent. The PM said, "We also discussed steps needed to implement the contract for supply of uranium from Uzbekistan signed earlier." President Karimov and I discussed various initiatives to further enhance connectivity between India and Uzbekistan. The Press statement read - I briefed him about the International North South Transport Corridor and proposed that Uzbekistan consider becoming a member. I sought his support for India joining the Ashgabat Agreement. I am pleased with the agreements in the areas of Culture and Tourism, because they will bring our people closer. Few countries can match Uzbekistan in nurturing Hindi and Indian culture. Tomorrow, I look forward to meeting a vibrant group of Indologists and Hindi linguists. India will expand cooperation in capacity building through increase in the number of training offers in India. Consistent with our commitment, the Uzbekistan-India Information Technology Centre has been upgraded this year. I welcome President Karimov’s assurance to ensure speedy completion of the Entrepreneurship Development Centre being set up in Tashkent. We also discussed regional and international issues, including the situation in Afghanistan. We also have shared concerns on the rising threat of extremism and terrorism in our extended neighbourhood. We agreed to intensify security cooperation and exchanges. The bilateral Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism will meet later this year. We also agreed to strenghen cooperation in defence and cyber security. We look forward to working together within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.    

July 6, 2015 | 8:38 pm IST.