Uzbek-Ukrainian business forum takes place in Kiev

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - An Uzbek-Ukrainian business forum was held in Kiev from 20 to 22 February, in which the delegation of Uzbekistan, led by the leadership of the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade, met with the Minister of Development, Economics, Trade and agriculture T. Milovanov, head of the Ukrainian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs A. Kinakh, chairman of the Ukrainian CCI G. Chizhikov, as well as representatives of Ukrainian business.

Participation in the event made it possible to discuss the current state of bilateral economic cooperation and explore the possibilities for its intensification by developing promising joint investment projects and mutually beneficial trade agreements.

In this context, agreements were reached on resolving issues in the field of support for entrepreneurs, the sphere of customs and tariff regulation, and interaction on the harmonization of veterinary and sanitary requirements and plant quarantine.

During the visit, issues related to the next meeting of the Uzbek-Ukrainian Intergovernmental Commission in Tashkent, scheduled for the spring of this year, were also worked out - priority areas of bilateral cooperation were identified for inclusion in the agenda of the upcoming event.

Also, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine on the issue of resuming air connections along the Tashkent-Kiev-Tashkent route and the Tashkent-Kharkov-Tashkent railway link.