Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The amount of signed contracts at the II Forum of Regions of Belarus and Uzbekistan, which takes place in Tashkent, exceeded US$80 million, SB.BY reports.

In addition to the official delegation from our country, a delegation of business circles came to the forum - almost 160 people representing 69 state-owned enterprises and private businesses.

Ambassador of Belarus to Uzbekistan Leonid Marinich notes that interest in Belarus, in establishing direct business contacts, production (from production to assembly here) is very great. Such events are a generator of economic development in our countries.

According to the diplomat, friendship between countries and peoples has been preserved since Soviet times, but today modern Belarus and Uzbekistan continue to develop the format of cooperation.

– Now there is a conversation about industrial cooperation, the creation of joint production and projects in all spheres of the national economy. The most interesting and popular topics in Uzbekistan are industrial cooperation, education and medicine, he said..

Cooperation in the field of agriculture is also gaining momentum. Establishing direct connections between ministries, departments and businesses has proven its effectiveness at the forum, Leonid Marinich emphasized.