01/12/11 - New hokim of Kashkadarya region appointed

Дата публикации: Jan 15, 2012 2:3:24 PM

The extraordinary session of the Kashkadarya regional Kengash (Council) of people’s deputies was held on 30 November. President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov spoke at the session.

Kashkadarya region occupies a special place in the socioeconomic development of the country, the head of the state said. Stable growth is being observed in many areas, the look of the towns and villages is being cardinally improving.

The high results of the consistent reforms implemented in Uzbekistan are also reflected in the region, the President noted.

In the first nine months of 2011, the gross regional product of Kashkadarya increased by 7.1% compared to the same period of last year.

Positive resutls have been achieved in the industry sector, in production of consumer goods and utilization of capital investments.

Together with the successes achieved in the region, at the session attention was paid to the existing shortcomings and set ways to eliminate them.

President Islam Karimov spoke in detail about the use of the posibilities of Kashkadarya, which has a huge potential, as well as rational use of nature resoruces.

The shortcomings in the agricultural sector in the recent years was criticized. In particular, they relate to modernization of the agroindustrial sector, introduction of new methods and technologies in selection and seed-growing.

Attraction of foreign investments, launch of enterprises equipped with modern technologies and processing raw materials are not on the required level.

Shortcomings are also observed in employment of the people, in particular, graduates of the professional colleges, Islam Karimov stressed.

At the session, the organizational issue was considered. Nuritdin Zayniyev was relieved of the duties of the regional hokim (governor).

On the proposal of President Islam Karimov, Turabjon Jurayev, who worked as a hokim of Surkhandarya region, was appointed new hokim of Kashkadarya region.

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