Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Today, following the results of the business forum "Kyrgyzstan - Uzbekistan", a solid package of agreements was signed totaling more than US$1.6 billion in the chemical, electrical, automotive, textile industries, agriculture, production of building materials, leather goods and other areas.
Here are the main documents:
1. The roadmap on cooperation in the field of agro-industrial complex was signed by the ministers of agriculture of the two republics;
2. Agreement on cooperation to create a production of textiles in Jalal-Abad region;
3. Agreement on cooperation in the production and processing of leather, as well as the organization of an agricultural class for growing potatoes in Naryn region;
4. Agreement on cooperation on the creation of an agroclass for the production of potatoes and a livestock complex;
5. Agreement on joint partnership within the framework of the investment project "Construction of a complex for the production of carbide and calcium in the Kyrgyz Republic". The amount of the contract is US$20 million;
6. Agreement for the supply of corn grain of the Kyrgyz Republic to Uzbekistan. The amount of the contract is US$100 million;
7. Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation on organizing the assembly of devices and electricity metering in the Kyrgyz Republic;
8. Memorandum for the production of a basalt stone processing plant;
9. Agreement on cooperation in the sale of products of Uzbek companies in the Kyrgyz Republic;
10. Contract for the supply of agricultural products from Kyrgyzstan to Uzbekistan.
Over 50 documents totaling US$1.6 billion, including:
– investment agreements for US$300.3 million;
– export contracts for US$1,155.6 million.
– import contracts for US$223.0 million.