HM The King met with HE Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan for a bilateral meeting on the sideline of COP28 at Expo City in Dubai. The discussions touched on the ways to strengthen bilateral relations focusing on the areas of trade and investment, tourism, education, enhancing air connectivity, environment, and energy. The meeting also discussed on the activation of the Malaysia-Uzbekistan Joint Trade Committee (JTC), which will provide a strong avenue to strengthen economic ties. Malaysia will host the JTC tentatively in 2024. His Majesty extended an invitation to the President of Uzbekistan to visit Malaysia, which the President accepted to undertake after the visit of His Majesty to Uzbekistan.
