Uzbek Foreign Trade Minister meets with Ambassador of Brazil
02/03/2018 17:18
Uzbek Foreign Trade Minister meets with Ambassador of Brazil
02/03/2018 17:18
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Ministry of Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan hosted a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Brazil to the Republic of Uzbekistan with residence in Moscow Antonio Luis Espinolo Salgado.
The sides exchanged information on ongoing economic reforms in Brazil and Uzbekistan, discussed the current state and prospects of bilateral trade and economic cooperation, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan said.
During the meeting, the Uzbek side proposed creation of clusters for meat processing in Uzbekistan jointly with Brazilian companies.
"Clusters will allow us to establish a full cycle of production of ready-to-eat beef products, including livestock production, processing of raw materials and the production of meat products, including in canned form," Minister of Foreign Trade Jamshid Khodzhaev said. - Brazil is one of the world leaders in the production and export of meat and edible meat offal. The rich experience of the Brazilian side in this area will help expand the commodity range of exports, which will give a new impetus to cooperation between our countries. "
In turn, the Brazilian side expressed interest in organizing in the II-III quarter of 2018 a visit to Uzbekistan by representatives of business circles of Brazil. Within the framework of the visit, it is planned to familiarize with the investment potential of the Republic of Uzbekistan and discuss the expansion of cooperation between the entrepreneurs of the two countries.
The sides underlined that the importance of holding the first meeting of the Uzbek-Brazilian Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) in order to enhance bilateral cooperation and increase mutual trade turnover.
An agreement was reached to hold a joint business forum within the framework of the IGC meeting with participation of business circles of both countries.
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