19:19, 14 апреля 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Tatyana KUDRYAVTSEVA
Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Japarov met with the Deputy Prime Minister — Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan Sardor Umurzakov. Press service of the Cabinet reported.
Akylbek Japarov noted that Kyrgyzstan is aimed at further comprehensive strengthening and building up Kyrgyz-Uzbek relations on the basis of friendship and good neighborliness, common history, culture, traditions, language and spiritual values. «In order to achieve the task set by the heads of the two states to bring the volume of trade to $2 billion, we propose to create conditions for increasing mutual trade by creating joint ventures, livestock clusters, logistics centers, a free economic (industrial) zone in the border area between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Uzbekistan,» he said.
The head of the Cabinet told that within the framework of the activities of the Uzbek-Kyrgyz Development Fund, the Kyrgyz side, at the initial stage, proposes such priority projects as the construction of a trade and logistics center for border trade in Kyzyl-Kiya, Irkeshtam — Daraot-Korgon — Uch-Korgon highway.
Sardor Umurzakov, in turn, emphasized the focus of the Uzbek side on ensuring the practical implementation of all previously reached agreements between the two states and deepening bilateral cooperation. He expressed hope for the successful activities of the Uzbek-Kyrgyz Development Fund.
The parties also discussed topical issues of bilateral partnership in the trade, economic, water energy, investment, agricultural, transport and logistics sectors. Issues related to the implementation of the Kambarata HPP 1 construction project were discussed.