Issues of further deepening strategic partnership and alliance, and enhancing multifaceted cooperation between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan were considered.
Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov conveyed the sincere greetings and best wishes of the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, to the President of Uzbekistan.
The dynamic development of bilateral relations was noted at the meeting with satisfaction. In 2022, the trade turnover increased by 18 percent and by 12 percent since the beginning of this year. There are more than 3 thousand joint ventures. The volume of cargo transportation is increasing. Active humanitarian exchanges continue.
The President of Uzbekistan highly appreciated the fruitful results of the meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission, primarily the agreements reached to promote priority economic projects, including the creation of the International Center for Industrial Cooperation.
The primary attention was paid to increasing trade and balancing the performance of export-import transactions to achieve the target of $10 billion in the coming years. For these purposes, the importance of launching the activities of a foreign trade company as soon as possible was noted.
In addition, the expansion of the portfolio of investment projects in mechanical engineering, energy, mining, transport and logistics, textile, food, and other industries has been defined as a priority task.
