Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 29 October this year, as part of the visit of a government delegation to Turkiye, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Jamshid Khodjaev held a number of bilateral meetings and negotiations with foreign colleagues. The focus is on the current state and prospects for the development of cooperation in priority sectors.

During the meeting with the Minister of Trade of the Republic of Turkiye Mehmet Mus, the dynamics of growth in the volume of mutual trade was emphasized. Over the past five years, the volume of bilateral trade has doubled and amounted to US$3.4 billion in 2021 and US$2.4 billion in the first 9 months of this year. The parties agreed to intensify cooperation within the framework of diversifying the structure of trade.

An exchange of views also took place on issues of cooperation in the field of transport and logistics. The possibility of Turkiye joining international agreements on the transit of goods was considered, and it was also decided to intensify cooperation on diversifying trade corridors, optimizing and simplifying transit processes, and developing transport infrastructure.

During the negotiations with the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Vahit Kirişci, the main focus was on the application of Turkish experience in rural development in Uzbekistan, including by supporting business initiatives and allocating grants for the implementation of projects in the field of animal husbandry, poultry farming, milk and meat production in the countryside.

At a meeting with the Minister of Environment, Urban Development and Climate Change Murat Kurum, an agreement was reached on the use of Turkiye’s experience in Uzbekistan in terms of implementing a social housing construction project, as well as the implementation of joint projects aimed at ensuring public health and increasing employment in the Aral Sea region.

On the same day, with the participation of the President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the opening ceremony of the plant for the production of electric vehicles TOGG was held.

The TOGG plant is located in Bursa province of Turkiye. About US$3.7 billion have been invested in its construction, it is planned to produce 175 thousand per year, and by 2030 - 1 million electric vehicles with bodies such as sedan, hatchback, crossover and others. The company employs more than 800 people. TOGG is also building an infrastructure of more than 600 charging stations in 81 provinces in Turkiye.