Joint business plans were outlined at a meeting of the Turkmen-Uzbek Business Council
The fourth meeting of the Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan Business Council took place on Monday, July 15, in Tashkent, chaired by head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan Mergen Gurdov and deputy head of the Uzbek Chamber of Commerce and Industry Dilshod Rasulov.
Representatives of the business circles of the two countries took part in the meeting. The council's agenda included issues of cooperation in the fields of industry and transport, textile industry, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, agriculture and other areas.
The establishment and development of partnership contacts between companies of the two countries by ensuring negotiations in the B2B format were also discussed.
This council of businessmen was created in Tashkent in April 2018 and is aimed at deepening cooperation between the business circles of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan in trade and investment, transport and logistics and other sectors of the economy.
At the end of 2023, the volume of trade between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan exceeded $1 billion. This figure is five times higher than the volume of trade in 2017. Of these, according to UzDaily.uz. Uzbekistan's exports amounted to more than $170 million, and imports - more than $923 million. There are 187 enterprises with the participation of Turkmen capital operating in Uzbekistan.
Also on July 15-16, the “Made in Turkmenistan” exhibition is being held in the Ankhor-Lokomotiv park in the Uzbek capital. Here are some photos from the event from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan:
