Uzbek-Afghan business forum and cooperation exchange takes place in Tashkent
15/07/2019 18:50
Uzbek-Afghan business forum and cooperation exchange takes place in Tashkent
15/07/2019 18:50
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Uzbek-Afghan business forum and cooperation exchange in the B2B format with the participation of business circles of the two countries was held in Tashkent on 15 July. The event was attended by over 200 people.
The purpose of this event was to establish sustainable and long-term cooperation with Afghan companies, to further increase the volume of exports of domestic products to the Afghan market, the press service of the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade said.
The business community in Afghanistan includes more than 70 companies operating in the areas of service provision, consulting, telecommunications, mining, construction, import and export of food products, as well as manufacturers of kitchen utensils, natural stones, juices, sewage pipes and detergents.
The Deputy Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan B. Abidov and the Senior Advisor to the President on Infrastructure and Technology, Minister of Finance M. Kayumi, who spoke at the ceremony, noted positive trends in the development of mutually beneficial inter-country cooperation and especially the intensification of trade relations between the two countries.
Within the framework of the business forum, bilateral talks were held with the delegation of Afghanistan to discuss the prospects for the expansion of mutual trade.
As a result of the forum, the parties signed 25 export contracts, as well as a memorandum of cooperation on deliveries of oil and gas products to Afghanistan in the amount of US$68 million.
In addition, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan, khokimiyats of the Kashkadarya and Surkhandarya regions are working on additional contracting within the framework of the Uzbek-Afghan exhibition and the IPC.
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