President of Uzbekistan to visit India in October
16/08/2018 16:59
President of Uzbekistan to visit India in October
16/08/2018 16:59
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a state visit to India in October 2018. This was announced on 16 August by Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Sukhrob Kholmuradov during the 11th Uzbek-Indian intergovernmental commission.
During the meeting, Kholmuradov expressed the hope that the parties will agree on concrete joint events and projects during the meeting of the commission and business forum, which will fill the agenda of the upcoming meeting of the leaders of Uzbekistan and India in October this year in Delhi with concrete practical content.
The Vice Premier of Uzbekistan noted that the visit of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyev to India will open a new page in interstate relations, especially in the sphere of economy, trade and investments.
Minister of Trade and Industry of India Suresh Prabhu said that the visit of the head of Uzbekistan coincides with the state holiday of India - Gandhi’s birthday (2 October).
He noted that Uzbekistan and India intend to bring mutual trade to US$1 billion. In his opinion, countries have all the opportunities to achieve this goal.
Suresh Prabhu said that the Indian side is ready to consider the preparation and signing of an agreement on preferential trade between the two countries.
Sukhrob Kholmuradov also underlined that the parties have the necessary prerequisites and reserves to increase the turnover to US$1 billion.
He said that Uzbek enterprises are ready to expand direct supplies of uranium concentrate, non-ferrous and rare-earth metals, cable and wire products, polyethylene and polypropylene, fresh and processed fruit and vegetable products to India.
As a result of 2017, trade between Uzbekistan and India totaled US$323.6 million, including exports of Uzbekistan - US$32.5 million and imports from India - US$291.1 million.
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