Meeting with the Honorary Consul of the Philippines
On September 24, 2024, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Ilkhom Khaydarov met with the Honorary Consul of the Philippines in our country Behbat Sodnom.
At the meeting the parties discussed current issues on the Uzbekistan-Philippines agenda. The importance of taking effective steps to implement the agreements reached following the third round of political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of the Philippines on September 17, 2024 in Tashkent was emphasized.
In particular, the parties focused on issues of intensifying economic diplomacy in order to increase mutual trade, launching joint investment projects following the example of the first successful enterprise in Uzbekistan with the participation of Philippine capital "Liwayway Food", exchanging experience in the field of labor migration, as well as creating institutional mechanisms for interaction, such as the Business Council between the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the two countries.
An exchange of views also took place regarding the further increasing of tourist exchanges, expanding the legal framework for relations in this area.
