14:56, 26 января 2023, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Tatyana KUDRYAVTSEVA
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan can supply each other with goods that are now imported from near and far abroad. The head of the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan, Sardor Umurzakov, said at the opening of the Kyrgyz-Uzbek Business Forum.
According to him, Uzbekistan can import goods worth $500 million from the Kyrgyz Republic. These are fertilizers, textiles and pharmaceutical products. In turn, Kyrgyzstan can substitute imports with neighbors’ goods for $800 million. Cement, agricultural products and coal can be supplied from Uzbekistan.
Sardor Umurzakov also called on the businesses of the two countries to strengthen industrial cooperation and create joint projects.
To make the process go faster, a special online platform will be created for entrepreneurs of the two states.
It will contain information about promising business projects. It is expected that this will help the entrepreneurs of the two countries to look for potential partners.
«We can create production facilities in Kyrgyzstan that are working in Uzbekistan. We are ready to cooperate in technological, project and financial sectors. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev instructed the Government and entrepreneurs to implement projects in the Kyrgyz Republic the way they do in their republic. This indicates a high level of trust and support,» Sardor Umurzakov concluded.
The Business Forum of the two countries is held on the eve of the state visit of the leader of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Kyrgyzstan. More than 400 businessmen take part in it.