BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 3. President Shavkat
Mirziyoyev and Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze held talks
in Georgia aimed at expanding bilateral cooperation across trade,
transport, investment, and industrial sectors.


This was reflected in the statement by the press service of the
Uzbek president.


''During the meeting, Mirziyoyev noted that the state visit, the
first by an Uzbek president to Georgia in more than two decades,
marks a significant step in strengthening ties between the two
countries,'' the press service says, citing Mirziyoyev's
remarks.


According to information, the talks focused on broadening
practical cooperation in political, trade, economic, investment,
transport, tourism, and cultural spheres.


Moreover, the information indicates that, in the course of the
meeting, the sides highlighted the growing pace of bilateral
engagement at all levels and expressed support for maintaining
active intergovernmental, parliamentary, business, and humanitarian
exchanges.


Trade turnover between Uzbekistan and Georgia reached $270
million in 2025, while bilateral trade has already exceeded $100
million since the beginning of this year. The sides agreed to adopt
a separate roadmap aimed at increasing trade to $1 billion in the
coming years, reducing imbalances, and expanding mutual exports
through cross-industrial exhibitions.


“We have agreed on concrete steps to significantly increase
trade and deepen industrial cooperation in key sectors,” the Uzbek
side said following the talks.


Transport and transit cooperation featured prominently in the
discussions, with particular emphasis on expanding the use of the
Port of Poti and the Port of Batumi for the transportation of Uzbek
cargo.







The leaders also backed plans to establish a logistics hub in
Georgia, including an industrial zone and showroom for Uzbek-made
products.


Mirziyoyev welcomed the launch of the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway
corridor and proposed linking it with the future
China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway to strengthen Eurasian
connectivity.


Industrial cooperation was identified as another major priority.
The sides praised the outcomes of a joint business forum held
earlier, which resulted in the signing of a cooperation program
through 2027.


New projects are expected in agriculture, electrical
engineering, energy, pharmaceuticals, food production, light
industry, construction materials, digitalization, IT, digital
banking, and tourism.


To support these initiatives, the leaders proposed creating a
joint investment fund.


The talks also highlighted growing cultural ties, including the
successful Georgian Culture Days held in Tashkent in March and
Georgia’s decision to name one of Tbilisi’s parks after Alisher
Navoi.


The sides also agreed to establish an Uzbek embassy in Georgia
and to hold joint education and tourism forums later this year.