Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade of Uzbekistan Laziz Kudratov met with Suma Chakrabarti, Advisor to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Economic Development, Good Governance and International Cooperation.

The two sides discussed key areas of cooperation on enhancing investment attractiveness of Uzbekistan.

During the meeting, the sides considered issues of improving the processes of resolving disputable issues, introducing effective mechanisms to promote the country's investment potential, as well as measures to develop foreign trade.

Suma Chakrabarti was appointed Advisor to the President of Uzbekistan in September 2020. He served as President of the EBRD from July 2012 to July 2020. Previously, he was Permanent Secretary at the Department for International Development (2002-2007) and the Ministry of Justice (2007-2012) of the United Kingdom.