11 August 2020

On August 10 of this year, with the support of the diplomatic consulate of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Malaysia, a video conference was held between the State Committee on Statistics and the Department of Statistics of Malaysia.


This event was organized within the framework of the decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. PP-4796 "On measures to further improve and develop the National System of Statistics of the Republic of Uzbekistan." The event was attended by the management and responsible employees of the State Committee on Statistics and the Department of Statistics Malaysia.

Mr. Ravshan Usmanov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Malaysia, made a welcoming speech.

In turn, the Chairman of the State Committee on Statistics Begalov Bakhodir Abdusalomovich briefly introduced the participants in the video conference about the ongoing reforms in the field of statistics, in a specific resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan PP-4796 dated August 3, 2020 "On measures to further improve and develop the national system of statistics of the Republic of Uzbekistan".

General Director of the Department of Statistics Malaysia, Dr. Mohd Uzir Mahidin, in turn, praised the reforms to improve and develop the national system of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The parties discussed the development of bilateral cooperation through the organization of joint webinars to study Malaysian best practices in assessing the "Unobserved (shadow) economy".

Also, the parties agreed to organize webinars for Goskomstat employees with the involvement of relevant specialists from the Department of Statistics Malaysia to study the experience of Malaysia on the effective use of advanced ICT capabilities in production processes.

Following the meeting, the parties agreed to consider the issue of signing a memorandum of understanding and cooperation between the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Statistics and the Department of Statistics Malaysia for the further development of mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of statistics.

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