Welcoming the guest, President Karimov noted that Uzbekistan appreciated the activities of the UN Development Programme, a global UN system in development, which advocated for change and granting access to knowledge, experience and resources to help improve the lives of people around the world.

Currently, over 30 projects have been implemented in Uzbekistan in cooperation with the UNDP in the various fields of socio-economic and public life, and eight projects are under consideration.

At the meeting, Helen Clark thanked for the warm reception, praising the achievements of Uzbekistan in the sustainable socio-economic development, implementing a number of key objectives identified in the MDGs.

During the meeting, the sides exchanged opinions on issues of cooperation between Uzbekistan and the UNDP, effective implementation of existing and developing new joint projects, as well as other relevant topics of mutual interest.