The 7th meeting of the Uzbek-Tajik Intergovernmental Commission on trade and economic cooperation was held

Within the framework of the visit of the government delegation of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Republic of Tajikistan in Dushanbe, chaired by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan A. Aripov and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan K. Rasulzoda, the 7th meeting of the Uzbek-Tajik Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation was held, reports press service of the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan.

The meeting was also attended by the heads of relevant ministries, departments, industry associations, joint stock companies and business associations of the two countries.

The parties thoroughly discussed the current state and further expansion of bilateral cooperation in investment, trade, financial and banking, scientific and educational, tourism, cultural and humanitarian spheres.

An open dialogue at the level of heads of government made it possible to clearly identify areas of mutual interest for further in-depth interaction, outline specific steps to accelerate the advancement of joint projects and agree on a format for further interagency cooperation.

In this regard, further actions were agreed to ensure the growth of mutual trade, including the conduct of expert consultations on the development of measures aimed at simplifying trade procedures, the mutual elimination of existing barriers and diversification of the structure of trade, the study of the issue of placing trading houses in the territories of the two countries.

During the discussion of the prospects for further building up cooperation in the transport and logistics sphere, the parties agreed on the need to optimize customs and border control procedures, as well as to implement joint projects for the construction, modernization and equipping of railway infrastructure facilities.

In addition, the meeting discussed a wide range of issues of establishing systemic cooperation in education, science, health care, tourism, cultural exchange, sports, migration and employment.

After the meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission, the Uzbek-Tajik business forum was held, following which 308 investment and trade agreements were signed for $ 724 million.