Address by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the meeting of the Board of Governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
First of all, I give a warm welcome to all participants at the First Plenary Session of the Foreign Investors' Council.
It gives me great pleasure to see the leaders of the world's leading companies and financial institutions - our dear friends and partners - present at today's event.
I am very pleased to see you in the great city of Samarkand, one of the centers of world civilization, located at the crossroads of the Great Silk Road.
I would like to express my special gratitude to all of you for participating at the Summit of the newly named Organization of Turkic States.
Today, the threat of a humanitarian crisis is growing in many regions of the world, associated with the severe economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, disruption of global supply chains and logistics, as well as destructive climate change.