Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- As part of an official visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan, Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov met with Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic for Investments and Foreign Economic Relations - Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade Jamshid Khodjaev. During the conversation, issues of trade and economic cooperation between St. Petersburg and the Republic of Uzbekistan were discussed.

“Representatives of the business community, enterprises and organizations of the Northern capital are interested in expanding and strengthening bilateral ties, implementing joint projects in the construction industry and developing transport infrastructure,” said Alexander Beglov.

Petersburg enterprises are ready to organize and expand the supply of medical and pharmaceutical cluster products, furniture and other goods.

In turn, the Northern capital is interested in expanding the supply of high-quality fruits and vegetables. To this end, the possibility of creating a network of wholesale distribution centers in St. Petersburg focused on products from the Republic of Uzbekistan is being worked out.

Alexander Beglov and Jamshid Khodjaev discussed the development of cooperation in the field of labor migration. There is an appropriate Coordinating Council in St. Petersburg, which includes the Association for the Promotion of International Labor Migration and five migration centers in different parts of the city. They are engaged in the adaptation of labor migrants.

Joint work in this direction is carried out with Samarkand. St. Petersburg is also ready to cooperate in labor migration issues with cities that have direct communication with the northern capital - Tashkent, Bukhara, Urgench, Ferghana and Namangan.