The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave ex-post facto approval to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between India and Uzbekistan for cooperation in the field of solar energy. "The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was apprised of signing of Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) between India and Uzbekistan for cooperation in the field of solar energy," an official statement said. According to statement, the main area of work under the MoU is to identify research/demonstration/pilot projects between the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, India and the International Solar Energy Institute (ISEI), Uzbekistan in the mutually identified areas. These areas are solar photovoltaic, storage technologies and transfer of technology. Based on mutual agreement, both parties would work for implementation and deployment of pilot projects in International Solar Alliance (ISA) member countries.
The World Bank will also provide a $5.1 million payment guarantee for the Uzbek government to backstop payment obligations of the project
S Jaishankar held a cordial meeting with his Uzbek counterpart during which the two leaders agreed to coordinate closely on regional concerns and take forward their growing development partnership
India and Uzbekistan held their first meeting of the National Coordination Committee for monitoring implementation of mutually agreed projects between India and Uzbekistan on Monday
The new framework to monitor the implementation of important projects and initiatives was constituted under the directions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Singh also affirmed India's commitment to developing a state-of-the-art IT complex in Armed Forces Academy of Uzbekistan
Earlier on Friday, Rajnath Singh reached Tashkent to participate in the two-day SCO conference
With only five million tourists coming in annually, it remains the sort of unspoilt place
The two countries also entered into a pact on cooperation in the pharma sector
Uzbekistan ranks 156 in Transparency International perceptions of corruption index
Uzbekistan first banned flights from Tajikistan in 1992 after the outbreak of civil war