Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Today, on 2 November 2023, the XVI Verona Eurasian Economic Forum started in Samarkand. The forum was organized by the Italian non-profit Association “Understanding Eurasia” and the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The event takes place at the Silk Road Samarkand tourist center.

The forum is business-oriented and creates unique conditions for free communication, business contacts and discussions. The format of the event will allow representatives of private and public companies from dozens of countries to meet each other and exchange views on a wide range of issues. Such dialogue is becoming especially in demand now.

Top officials of the largest companies and financial institutions, political and public figures, experts, diplomats from European and Asian countries, and representatives of various international and regional organizations will speak at thematic sessions over two days.

About a thousand people from dozens of countries take part in the Forum, in particular a large delegation of entrepreneurs from Italy interested in doing business with Uzbekistan and establishing contacts with Uzbek businessmen.

The Verona Eurasian Economic Forum has been held in Italy (Verona) since 2007. In 2022, the host country for the event was Azerbaijan (Baku). in 2023, Samarkand was chosen as the venue for the XVI Verona Eurasian Economic Forum, which for centuries served as the recognized center of the Silk Road, a crossroads of cultures, and a connecting link between Europe and Asia.

As part of the Forum, an exhibition of ceramics from Florence and Samarkand, which are sister cities, is being held in the Congress Hall.