The Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade of Uzbekistan, Laziz Kudratlov, met with the Algerian Minister of Mining, Mourad Hanifi, on October 5. The parties discussed promising areas for interaction in the mining and metallurgical sectors.
During the negotiations, possibilities for joint work in geology and geological exploration, as well as issues of institutional and investment cooperation, were reviewed. Special attention was paid to technology transfer and the implementation of modern geological modeling methods.
The participants also discussed the potential for jointly studying promising deposits of lithium, tantalum, niobium, and other rare earth elements, as well as the need for training specialized personnel. Opportunities for implementing projects on local processing of various metals were considered.
Furthermore, the sides discussed the exchange of experience regarding the Almalyk and Navoi mining and metallurgical complexes. After the meeting, the Uzbek side proposed creating a special working group within the framework of a future intergovernmental commission and preparing an interdepartmental agreement.
The proposed mechanisms are intended to serve as a basis for the further development of practical cooperation between the two countries in the fields of geology, mining industry, and mineral resource processing.
