During the meeting, the sides had discussed prospects for business cooperation and opportunities for mutually beneficial projects.

A delegation of businessmen from Bashkortostan held a meeting in Tashkent with the management of the Uzbekneftegaz [Uzbek oil and gas] national holding company and officials from agencies under the holding.

The sides discussed prospects for mutually beneficial cooperation, as well as exchanged information on international specialized fairs, in particular, on the fairs of the fuel and energy sector, as well as the chemical, oil and metallurgy industries, which are under way in Tashkent (at the Uzexpotcenter national exhibition centre).

The sides also shared information on the forthcoming congress of Russian oil and gas producers and on the international specialized fair entitled "Gas. Oil. Technology-2009" scheduled for 26-29 May in the town of Ufa.

The meeting adopted a decision to arrange an Uzbek delegation’s visit to the events.