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(KPL/Xinhua)Uzbekistan and Afghanistan plan to increase trade turnover to 3 billion U.S. dollars, said the Uzbek Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade.
(KPL/Xinhua)Uzbekistan and Afghanistan plan to increase trade turnover to 3 billion U.S. dollars, said the Uzbek Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade.
The current state and future prospects of bilateral trade and economic relations were discussed on Saturday during a meeting between Uzbekistan's Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade Laziz Kudratov, and Afghan Trade Minister Nuruddin Azizi, who was visiting the Termez International Trade Center in the Surkhandarya region, the ministry said in a statement.
Specific measures have been taken to increase trade turnover to 3 billion dollars, the ministry said.
In addition to trade, further measures to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation and collaborative ties in the agriculture, textiles, pharmaceuticals, food and mining industries were discussed, it said.
On the sidelines of the visit, B2B negotiations were organized with the participation of about 60 entrepreneurs from each side, which provided the business community with an opportunity to forge new connections and discuss the practical aspects of implementing joint projects and trade agreements.
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