Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Indian company North East Healthcare/Srishti Hospitals plans to invest in a new joint medical project in Uzbekistan.

Ambassador of Uzbekistan Sardor Rustambaev held a meeting with Nishant Bajaj, CEO of North East Healthcare/Srishti Hospitals, founder of the joint Zarmed Pratiksha clinic in Samarkand.

It was noted at the meeting that the favorable climate for international cooperation and investment interaction created in Uzbekistan serves as the basis for strengthening bilateral relations.

Nishant Bajaj, inspired by the results of the visit of the President of Uzbekistan to India in 2018, established the Zarmed Pratiksha JV in Samarkand, focused on the medical field.

The clinic is equipped with operating rooms and a hospital with 100 beds, and provides medical services at a high level according to international standards. In addition to Samarkand, diagnostic centers have been opened in Bukhara and Kashkadarya regions. Issues of creating a new medical center in Tashkent with the attraction of foreign investment in the amount of US$2 million are being considered.

The prospects for expanding mutual cooperation were also discussed at the meeting, including improving the qualifications of Uzbek medical specialists in India and ensuring the permanent work of Indian doctors in a joint clinic in Samarkand.