Shavkat Mirziyoyev began his working visit to Antalya at COP31 and held a series of bilateral meetings

Visit to Antalya and the agenda of meetings

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, together with his spouse, arrived on a working visit to Antalya, Turkey,, where he will take part in the plenary session of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) on November 11. Ahead of his address at the conference, the head of state held a series of bilateral meetings with leaders of international organizations and foreign delegations attending the climate forum.

EBRD: the largest recipient of funds in the region

At the meeting with the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Odile Renaud-Basso, it was noted that Uzbekistan has remained the largest recipient of EBRD funds in the region for six years in a row: the project portfolio has exceeded $7 billion, and in 2025 the bank's volume of operations in the country exceeded $1 billion for the first time. About 60% of the EBRD's investments in Uzbekistan go to the green economy. The parties outlined priorities for the coming year: modernization of power grids, development of the agri-food sector, privatization in the banking sector, launch of the Tashkent International Financial Center, and promotion of public-private partnership projects. Preparations for the next meeting of the Foreign Investors Council in 2027 were also discussed.

Green Climate Fund and meteorology

Mirziyoyev received the Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund, Mafalda Duarte. The portfolio of joint projects has exceeded $200 million; the president welcomed the approval of the Regional Program for Creating Climate-Resilient Landscapes in Central Asia. The talks covered direct access of national financial institutions to the fund's resources and the formation of a large-scale climate investment program, including the ecological restoration of the Aral Sea region and the development of green cities. A separate meeting was held with the Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization, Celeste Saulo: the discussion focused on atmospheric monitoring, forecasting of sand and dust storms, air quality, and resilience to extreme weather events.

Georgia and Saudi Arabia

As part of the visit, a meeting took place with the President of Georgia, Mikheil Kavelashvili. The parties discussed the implementation of the agreements reached during the state visit of the head of Uzbekistan to Georgia on July 2–3 this year: increasing trade turnover, industrial cooperation, tourism, transport and transit potential, and engaging the regions of the two countries in economic cooperation. In addition, Mirziyoyev received a delegation from Saudi Arabia led by the Minister of Energy and the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud. Following the meeting, it was noted that a portfolio of major projects has been formed, a significant share of which falls on green energy, and the deepening of cooperation in the oil and gas, petrochemical, and mining sectors was also discussed.