Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekistan intends to create its own terminal in the port of Baku. This terminal will be used to transport sugar to Uzbekistan and export goods from the republic. was is reported by Trend.

“We plan to use public-private partnerships to attract Uzbek entrepreneurs to invest in the development of the infrastructure of the Alyat port and subsequent use,” said Deputy Minister of Transport of Uzbekistan Abdusamat Muminov.

Baku and Tashkent are already actively working on the creation of a warehouse infrastructure on the territory of the Baku port for the storage and warehousing of goods from Uzbekistan.

This year, Uzbekistan plans to increase the volume of deliveries through the ports of Azerbaijan and Georgia to 1.5 million tons.