The bilateral deal is intended to ease the entry of skilled workers from Uzbekistan to Germany, particularly those working in the healthcare sector.
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00:00Germany and Uzbekistan agreed a deal to ease the entry of skilled workers into the EU country,
00:08particularly those working in the healthcare sector.
00:11It was signed on the first of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-day trip to Central Asia.
00:16The agreement will also speed up and simplify the repatriation of Uzbeks living in Germany
00:22without a legal residence permit.
00:25During Scholz's visit, the German and Uzbek leaders signed other agreements covering areas
00:29such as sustainable water resource management and a critical minerals partnership.
00:34Scholz will also head to Kazakhstan during his trip to the region, where he is expected
00:38to focus on oil and gas supplies to Germany as well as sanctions on Russia.
00:44While there, he will attend a summit with the heads of five former Soviet republics
00:49of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
00:54The Central Asian republics are traditionally close to Moscow.
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