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PM Orbán has talks with deputy prime minister of Uzbekistan
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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Sardor Umurzakov in his office on Tuesday and discussed protection against the coronavirus epidemic and developing economic links.
Orbán expressed thanks for Uzbekistan’s cooperation in the efforts againts the epidemic which involved sending 650,000 protective masks to Hungary in the spring, Bertalan Havasi said. At the same time, Hungary helped Uzbek citizens return home after the outbreak of the pandemic, he added
The sides were in agreement that it is worth investing in the development of Hungarian-Uzbek economic ties. Hungary can participate in water managment and renewable energy projects, the modernisation of the electricity network, and agricultural investments, such as building food processing capacities, he said. Uzbekistan has 50 years of experience in the peaceful utilisation of nuclear energy and it is the world’s seventh largest uranium supplier, he added.
The talks also covered exchange schemes in education and Orbán said that
Hungary had offered scholarships at Hungarian universities to 100 Uzbek students annually until the end of 2023.
‘The government of Uzbekistan is accused of unlawful termination of human life, denying its citizens freedom of assembly and freedom of expression. … ‘
What a nice government to go cozying up to. Ruled by a despot, a democracy in name alone and no regard for human rights.