Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 21 October 2019, Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Malaysia Ravshan Usmanov held talks with representatives of Percetakan Nasional Malaysia Berhad (PNMB).

PNMB was established in 1888 as the Government Printing Office in Taiping under the Perak State Government. Today, PNMB provides comprehensive and integrated solutions incorporating latest technologies including Track and Trace Solutions, Internet of Things and various other complete systems in all our products such as Smart Card Solutions and Security Printing. PNMB is also a licensed security printer to the Government of Malaysia with a network of 11 branches and outlets nationwide.

Possibilities of attracting the Malaysian company to implement various projects in Uzbekistan by creating a joint venture or based on public-private partnership were discussed at the meeting.

Following the negotiations, an agreement was reached on organizing a visit of PNMB representatives to Uzbekistan on November 15-21, 2019 to conduct negotiations with the leadership of relevant ministries and agencies of the country, as well as representatives of the private sector in order to discuss prospects for the implementation of the above projects and consider the possibility of opening a representative office in Tashkent city.