During the conversation, the parties expressed mutual interest in reaching breakthrough agreements within the framework of the upcoming 9th meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Bilateral Cooperation between Uzbekistan and Belarus, which will expand cooperation in the fields of trade and economic cooperation, agriculture, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, transport, education, scientific and technical activities, cultural and humanitarian cooperation and tourism.
Since the beginning of this year, due to the increase in mutual supplies of food products, non-ferrous metals, textiles, chemical products, petroleum products, wood and ferrous metals, trade turnover increased by 12% compared to the same period last year and exceeded $ 250 million.
In order to further expand the nomenclature and increase the volume of mutual trade, the parties agreed to sign a joint roadmap and agreed to take appropriate measures to create trading houses on the territory of the two countries with the organization of permanent showrooms, trade and logistics centers on the territories of the two countries.
Prospects for expanding industrial cooperation were discussed. They expressed interest and readiness to provide all possible assistance to Belarusian companies in the implementation of projects for the launch of pharmaceutical production, localization of production of Belarusian tractors, as well as commercial, road-building and agricultural machinery in Uzbekistan.
The parties paid special attention to the organization of joint farms for the export of finished agricultural products to the markets of third countries, as well as the establishment of direct supplies of Uzbek fruit and vegetable products to the Belarusian market based on the available resources and capabilities of the Agroexpress project.
Following the results of the negotiations, further steps were identified to deepen the partnership and practical implementation of the agreements reached, the press service of MIFT RUz reports.
