Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Dmitry Volvach said that the Russian – Uzbekistan project “Agroexpress” is under development and will be implemented in the near future.

“The document is being finalized by the Uzbek side. The implementation of the project for launching a logistics corridor will make it possible to increase mutual supplies of agricultural products. It is planned to introduce container trains that will deliver products”, is noted in the message, inform UzA.

An Action Plan has been developed. It provides for the coordination of technical conditions for the interaction of customs and control services, tariffs and the formation of rolling stock for the project.

According to the State Statistics Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, in the first half of this year, the country exported vegetables and fruits to Russia for $113.7 million.