Uzbekistan and Tatarstan intend to develop trade and economic relations
26/09/2017 00:24
Uzbekistan and Tatarstan intend to develop trade and economic relations
26/09/2017 00:24
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- An Uzbek-Tatarstan business forum was held in Tashkent on 25 September 2017, which was organized within the framework of the visit of the President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov to Uzbekistan.
About 50 key enterprises of Tatarstan took part in the work of the forum. The Uzbek side was attended by heads of ministries and departments, companies and concerns.
At the forum, representatives of Tatarstan received information on priority areas for attracting investments in the economy of Uzbekistan, the country’s potential in various spheres of the economy, ongoinf reforms, etc.
During the forum, business circles of Uzbekistan and Tatarstan discussed possibilities of implementing investment projects in the oil and gas, machine-building, textile and pharmaceutical industries, science and agriculture, including free economic zones of Uzbekistan.
The sides exchanged views on development of partnership between the companies of Uzbekistan and Tatarstan, implementation of new joint programs and projects.
During the forum Rustam Minnikhanov noted that the level of cooperation in the field of economy does not correspond to the available opportunities. He stressed that Tatarstan is interested in expanding supply of engineering products to Uzbekistan and various types of equipment: compressor and refrigeration equipment, medical equipment, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and other products.
Uzbek companies, in turn, could increase supplies of light industry and agriculture products, the head of Tatarstan added.
Rustam Minnikhanov suggested considering the possibility of participation of Tatarstan companies in the construction and modernization of electric and hydropower facilities in Uzbekistan.
At the end of the forum, five agreements on cooperation between Uzbekistan and Tatarstan in the field of health, tourism, information and communication, industry and trade were signed.
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