Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Today, on 29 September 2021, the fourth meeting of the Uzbek-Chinese Subcommittee on Cooperation in Agriculture was held at the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the format of a video conference call.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan Maksud Ruzmetov and Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the PRC Ma Yusiang discussed several issues in the framework of the development of bilateral cooperation, including interaction in the field of animal husbandry, veterinary medicine and fish farming, trade in agricultural products and investment cooperation, cooperation in the field of quarantine and plant protection. The improvement of cooperation in the fields of scientific research and agricultural education was discussed separately.

Opening the conference, Maksud Ruzmetov noted that Uzbekistan actively supports China’s international initiative "One Belt, One Road", assessing this initiative as the revival of the Great Silk Road, an important step in expanding economic cooperation.

“Relations between Uzbekistan and China are dynamically developing in the spirit of strategic partnership, including in the field of agriculture,” said Maksud Ruzmetov, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan. tons in the amount of US$72 million, which is 1.5 times more compared to 2019. At the same time, the volume of imports from China amounted to 63 thousand tons for the amount of US$47.4 million. In January-August of this year, agricultural goods were supplied to China from Uzbekistan for a total amount of more than US$32 million. We are interested in the further development of direct, long-term supplies of our agricultural products to the Chinese market.

The Chinese side indicated its readiness to deepen cooperation in investment in the agricultural sector of the Republic of Uzbekistan in order to further expand trade and economic cooperation between the two countries.

The conference participants agreed to hold the next meeting of the Subcommittee in 2023 in Uzbekistan.