TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, May 11. Afghanistan has
requested Uzbekistan to establish a coordination and liaison office
in the Termez border market to facilitate direct business contacts
between the private sectors of the two countries, Trend reports via the
Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Afghanistan.
The proposal was made during a meeting between Afghanistan’s
Minister of Industry and Commerce Nooruddin Azizi and Chairman of
the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan’s Karakalpakstan
region Amanbai Orynbaev in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan.
The sides discussed cooperation in exports of Afghan cotton,
coal, fresh and dried fruits, as well as joint work in food
production, construction materials, tourism, pharmaceutical
production, mineral processing, and investment projects in priority
sectors.
The Uzbek side presented plans to open trade chambers in Russia,
Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan to support export promotion and market
access for goods from the region.
The Uzbek delegation also opened an exhibition of national
products in Mazar-i-Sharif during the visit.
