OREANDA-NEWS. On April 29, 2008 Minister of energy and water resources of Afghanistan Muhammad Ismailkhan held talks in a number of ministries and departments during his visit to Uzbekistan, reported the Official website www.gov.uz.

At the negotiations in the Uzbekenergo state joint-stock company, issues of expansion of cooperation in the energy sector and implementation of joint projects were considered.

After the talks, Uzbekenergo and the Ministry of energy and water resources of Afghanistan signed a Memorandum of understanding.

“Cooperation with Uzbekistan plays an important role in covering Afghanistan’s needs in energy,” Muhammad Ismailkhan said. “We highly value relations with Uzbekistan in the energy sector and are interested in further cooperation.”