BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 24. The expansion of
the network of joint industrial sites and preparing new industrial
projects remains one of the key areas of economic cooperation
between Uzbekistan and Russia, Director of the Department for
Economic Cooperation with CIS Countries of the Russian Ministry of
Economic Development Alexey Mikhaylov told Trend.


"Technoparks in Chirchik and Jizzakh are already successfully
operating in Uzbekistan. With infrastructure investments exceeding
$30 million, about 30 residents have been placed there, and more
than 2,000 jobs have been created. These sites demonstrate the real
results of industrial cooperation between our countries," he
said.


According to Mikhaylov, the sides are currently working on
expanding the network of joint industrial zones and launching new
cooperation projects.


"In particular, the government of Bashkortostan is considering
the creation of the Bekabad technopark in the Tashkent region," he
noted.


He added that the existing network of technoparks in
Uzbekistan’s regions is also being expanded.


"Two more technoparks in the Navoi and Bukhara regions, with a
total production area of more than 130,000 square meters, are being
prepared for new investment projects. In the Navoi region, two
production buildings have already been constructed and will be
leased to residents. One of them, with an area of about 40,000
square meters, is in a high degree of readiness," Mikhaylov
said.







He also noted that the industrial site in the Bukhara region is
fully ready for launch.


"Construction of two buildings with a total area exceeding
90,000 square meters has been completed there, and the facilities
are ready to host residents and production projects," the
department director said.


According to him, the development of industrial sites is
directly linked to active interregional cooperation, which remains
one of the drivers of trade growth.


"Today, about 80 Russian regions cooperate with Uzbekistan, and
around 60 interregional agreements are in force. Such contacts make
it possible to launch new projects and increase bilateral trade
turnover," Mikhaylov emphasized.