During the meeting, the current state of the negotiation process on Uzbekistan's accession to the WTO, as well as further steps for cooperation in this area, were discussed, the MIFT press service reported.

“The country's government is committed to continuing to implement measures to liberalize and modernize the trading system based on the principles and rules of the WTO agreements, encourage foreign investment, as well as introduce the best world practices in order to ensure sustainable economic growth,” the statement says.

The parties considered practical issues of interaction on holding the 5th meeting of the Working Group on Uzbekistan's accession to the WTO by the end of this year. The leadership of the Organization expressed their readiness to provide comprehensive support in holding this event and in the process of Uzbekistan's accession to the WTO. An agreement was reached on expanding technical assistance to Uzbekistan in preparing the necessary documents.