In accordance with the paragraph 20 of the Roadmap, following the participation of the delegation of the Statistics Agency in the 54th Session of the UN Statistical Commission in New York, USA, on March 30, 2023, an online meeting was held to establish links and identify priority areas for cooperation in the field of statistics between the Statistics Agency under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Center of the United Arab Emirates.

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The meeting was attended by the Statistical Agency: Odiljon Mamadaliyev, Head of the International Cooperation and Data Exchange Department; Anvarjon Tulyaganov, Deputy Head of the Department on Organization and Methodology of Statistical Works; Abrorali Mamadzhanov, Head of the Department on Macroeconomic Indicators and National Accounts; Khurshid Juraev, Head of the Department of Summary and Information Work, Otabek Kakhkhorov Deputy Director of the Institute for Professional Development and Statistical Research under the Statistics Agency.

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From the Federal Center for Competitiveness and Statistics of the United Arab Emirates Ms. Nora Ali, Director of the Department of Methodology Mr. Zaid al - Qadhi Assistant Director of the Department of Methodology; Ms. Fayeda Abdullah, Director, Department of Economic Statistics, Ms. Maryam Sultan Al-Olamah, Specialist, Department of Demographic Statistics, Ms. Asma Al-Shehi, Specialist of the Department of Methodology, researcher Ms. Amal Almarzouki participated in the meeting.

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During the meeting, discussions were held on the development of statistics, data dissemination, the exchange of methodological practices and the implementation of GSIM and GSBPM quality systems. In their presentation, representatives of the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Center of the United Arab Emirates outlined the main activities of the Center, presented the official website and practice of the implemented quality system GSIM and GSBPM.

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As a result of the negotiations, agreements were reached on the continuation of cooperation between the two countries.

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