Officials of Uzbekistan and Ukraine discussed issues on deepening cooperation in oil and gas sector between two countries on 22 February.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Uzbekistan Anatoliy Kasyanenko met the chairman of Uzbekneftegaz (Uzbek Oil and Gas) national holding company Abdusalom Azizov.

The sides considered formation of perspective directions of bilateral cooperation in 2005.

Uzbekneftegaz, oil and gas monopolist of Uzbekistan was founded in 1998.