Uzbekistan, Slovenia plan to boost co-op in various fields

• Published date: 10 February 2023
• Publication title: Azer News

Uzbekistan and Slovenia discussed prospects of boosting bilateral cooperation in trade and economic, investment, transport, and logistics spheres, as well as industrial cooperation.

The matter was discussed between Uzbekistan's Minister of Investment, Industry, and Trade Laziz Kudratov, and Slovenia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Tanja Fajon.

During the meeting, the sides talked about prospects of developing investment cooperation and industrial cooperation through regular joint business forums and exhibitions "Made in Uzbekistan and Slovenia," and agreed that the most promising areas for joint projects are the following sectors: energy, agriculture, textile and pharmaceutical industry, infrastructure construction and IT.

The parties also emphasized the positive dynamics of growth of bilateral trade turnover, which increased by 40 percent in 2022, due to Uzbekistan's active use of the status of a beneficiary of the EU preferential system "GSP+". The importance of the Agreement on Economic Cooperation between Uzbekistan and Slovenia signed the day before, which will serve as a basis for further development of interaction...