Today's Non-Aligned Movement Conference on Women's Empowerment is of great importance for achieving gender equality and supporting women, Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Zulaiho Mahkamova said, according to Report.
Mahkamova noted that Uzbekistan has joined the mission to expand women's rights: "Our country has taken a number of important steps to achieve this goal - about 100 legal documents have been adopted, and a number of international documents on this issue have been ratified."
The deputy prime minister noted that to support women's entrepreneurship, Uzbekistan began to provide loans under a preferential system.
This conference will serve to strengthen bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, Makhkamova believes.
"This event is very important for the development of cooperation between the two countries in many areas. There are 210 enterprises in Uzbekistan with the participation of Azerbaijani capital and there is potential for further expansion of economic cooperation," she said.