16.10.2026
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev received Rovshan Najaf, head of the Azerbaijani company SOCAR, and Giovanni Cristofoli, Senior Vice President of British Petroleum, who are in Uzbekistan to participate in a meeting of the Council of Foreign Investors in the Fuel and Energy Sector.
The President of Uzbekistan expressed satisfaction with the successful cooperation established with these leading energy companies.
The meeting focused on further practical steps to develop hydrocarbon fields on the Ustyurt Plateau. British Petroleum’s participation in this major project was highly appreciated.
The sides emphasized the importance of promoting new projects in the oil and gas sector, establishing long-term supply arrangements, and developing a network for the sale of oil and petroleum products.


