Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov attended a charity reception in Washington to raise funds to support the Aral Sea region. The event, organized by the Embassy of Uzbekistan in the United States together with the Project C.U.R.E. space and military equipment), Rotary International (charity organization), Winn-Marion Companies (a technology company), members of the US-Uzbek Chamber of Commerce, as well as representatives of the US media.

The event was aimed at informing the general American public, business and academic circles about the current environmental situation in the Aral Sea zone, the work carried out by the Government of Uzbekistan to mitigate the negative consequences of an environmental catastrophe.

The attendees were unanimous in their opinion that the restoration of the Aral Sea ecosystem and the rational use of water resources are the key to the sustainable development of Central Asia and the preservation of the environment. In this context, the need to unite the efforts of not only the countries of Central Asia, but also the entire world community in this direction was noted.

The event also included a separate meeting between Vladimir Norov and the President of Project C.U.R.E. Douglas Jackson to discuss the delivery of the next batch of humanitarian aid to Uzbekistan and the ways to expand partnerships.

Douglas Jackson assured that Project C.U.R.E. was ready to continue its efforts to attract donors from the United States to support efforts to improve the situation in the Aral Sea region.

“Our volunteers exploring further funding continue to raise funds to deliver more containers of humanitarian aid,” added Douglas Jackson.

Following negotiations with the head of Project C.U.R.E. an agreement was reached to send a new batch of containers worth 1.5 million US dollars with medical supplies for the needs of Uzbekistan.

Recall that earlier medical equipment and health care items worth $3 million were delivered to Karakalpakstan. In July 2022, delivery of four more containers with a total weight of 16.8 tons, containing 2.9 thousand units of medical supplies, was organized, which were transferred to the medical institutions of Karakalpakstan.