Mayor Lo Russo welcomed Nuriddin Kushnazarov, Counsellor at the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Italy, along with Olimjon A. Tuychiev, Rector of Turin Polytechnic University in Tashkent, and representatives of UzAuto Motors — the Uzbek government's car manufacturing company — who were visiting Torino with the aim of establishing economic and industrial partnerships with local businesses.