ANSA and Uzbekistan agency UzA form new partnership

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 21 - UzA and ANSA have signed a cooperation agreement enabling the partners to utilize each others' news services for editorial use and develop joint commercial offers to support the communication of institutions and businesses in the respective countries. The agreement was signed via a video link between the two agencies' headquarters in the presence of Italian Ambassador to Uzbekistan Agostino Pinna and Uzbekistan Ambassador to Italy Otabek Akbarov.
    "Relations between Italy and Uzbekistan have developed in a major way in recent years, culminating with Uzbek President Mirziyoyev's recent visit to Italy (June 7-9)," said Ambassador Pinna.
    "On that occasion the two countries agreed on the creation of a multi-sector Strategic Partnership, which will lead to an increase in joint activities and initiatives.
    "Today's agreement between ANSA and UzA is a very important part of that framework and it will enable the public to have better awareness of the various projects being carried out.
    "I thank ANSA for having reached this agreement, which opens up new prospects in the media sphere with Uzbekistan".
    Uzbekistan Ambassador to Italy Otabek Akbarov also expressed satisfaction at the agreement.
    "I welcome the establishment of direct cooperation between the main news agency of Uzbekistan, UzA, and ANSA," Ambassador Akbarov said.
    "We have seen growing reciprocal interest in our two countries in recent years, ranging from institutional to economic and cultural areas.
    "I think that this collaboration will help our peoples to know more about the unique historic heritage of Uzbekistan and Italia, the current life and development priorities and the main domestic and foreign events of our two countries.
    "It will also contribute to better knowledge of the great trade cooperation opportunities for businesses, agencies and banks.
    "This relationship between UzA and ANSA is totally consistent with the goals set by the Uzbekistan and Italy Strategic Partnership on June 8 during Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's official visit to Italy". UzA Director General Abdusait Kuchimov said that: "strengthening relations with the media on the global scale is a strategic task for UzA - that is why we agreed to sign this agreement with ANSA. "We are actively exchanging information with the main news agencies in every region and the partnership with ANSA creates the foundations for the study of the activities of the whole region and for a rapid exchange of information with Europe," he continued.
    "We are making an effort to prepare and to exchange news to improve inter-regional, inter-state and international relations.
    "ANSA is UzA's first news partner in Western Europe. So we can say that it is an important historic event".
    ANSA Chief Executive Stefano De Alessandri stressed that: "this partnership is a another piece of our strategy of international networking with the top news agencies all over the world and it will contribute to increasing reciprocal knowledge in Italy and Uzbekistan.
    "Furthermore, the agreement that has been reached will make it possible to develop interesting commercial agreements in the respective counties, while our subscribers will be able to have access to an even more complete, widespread service," De Alessandri concluded. (ANSA).