AKIPRESS.COM - President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will take part in the plenary session of the Voice of the Global South Summit on January 12 at the invitation of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, UzA reported.

The event, which will be held online under the chairmanship of the Indian side, will also be attended by the heads of state and government of Bangladesh, Vietnam, Cambodia, Mongolia, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, and others. Delegations from 120 countries are invited to take part in the summit.

The summit aims to develop concrete proposals for deepening mutually beneficial cooperation to promote the interests and solve urgent problems of developing countries, including in the economy, ecology, energy and food security, healthcare, human resource development, innovation, tourism, and other areas.