Jeddah, August 20, 2022, SPA-- Minister of Innovative Development of Uzbekistan, Dr. Ibrahim Abdurakhmanov, has visited King Abdulaziz University where he had a meeting with the university officials and discussed ways of activating joint scopes of cooperation and realizing the recommendations of the joint committee between the two countries to boost cooperation in education, scientific research, and innovation. The two sides agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding tackling the fields of scientific research, innovation, educational fields, training, exchange of expertise, and the establishment of a joint research center. The Uzbekistan delegation toured some of the university's facilities, including the Center for Entrepreneurship, the Center for Skills and Clinical Simulation at the University Hospital, as well as the King Fahd Center for Medical Research, where they were briefed on the tasks and services provided by those facilities. --SPA 16:45 LOCAL TIME 13:45 GMT 0005 www.spa.gov.sa/w1774850