Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan to prepare roadmap on metrology

The Azerbaijan Institute of Metrology (AzMI) and the National Institute of Metrology of Uzbekistan (UzNIM) have reached an agreement on the preparation of a roadmap project covering the years 2026-2027, Report informs, citing AzMI.

This agreement was reached within the framework of the 40th meeting of the Presidential Council of the Regional Cooperation Organization of National Metrology Bodies of Eurasian Countries (COOMET) held in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.

Azer Gurbanov, Deputy Director General of AzMI, participated in the meeting. The main directions of regional metrology cooperation, creation of COOMET's unified information resource, development of cooperation in the field of scientific research, and other important issues were discussed at the meeting.

Gurbanov, who made a presentation during the event, put forward a number of proposals regarding the improvement of the quality management systems evaluation mechanism, the form of the recognition certificate issued by COOMET, and the development of the auditor database.

As part of the visit, Gurbanov also met with Akmal Jumanazarov, head of the Technical Regulation Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan, and Lazizbek Saidoripov, director of UzNIM.

The meeting covered discussions on the expansion of cooperation relations between AzMI and UzNIM, implementation of joint scientific research projects, and involvement of specialists in mutual experience exchange programs.

COOMET is a regional organization that unites metrology institutes from 17 countries. The main goal of the organization is to ensure the strengthening of cooperation in scientific and technical fields among member countries.