BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 10. Uzbekistan and
Poland have discussed expanding trade and investment cooperation
and creating new opportunities for Uzbek companies to enter
European markets.


This was reported in the statement by the Chamber of Commerce
and Industry of Uzbekistan.


The discussions took place during the Uzbekistan-Poland Business
Forum in Warsaw, held as part of a business mission by an Uzbek
delegation to Poland from July 10 through 14.


The forum brought together more than 150 participants, including
representatives of government agencies, chambers of commerce,
industry associations and leading companies from Uzbekistan and
Poland.


The event was opened by Davron Vakhabov, chairman of the Chamber
of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan, and Andrzej Arendarski,
president of the Polish Chamber of Commerce.


“Uzbekistan and Poland have significant untapped potential for
further developing economic relations,” participants said,
expressing readiness to intensify direct dialogue between the two
countries' business communities.


The forum highlighted Uzbekistan's investment potential and the
business environment created for foreign investors and
entrepreneurs. Participants also discussed prospects for expanding
bilateral trade, economic and investment cooperation.







Presentations focused on opportunities in Uzbekistan's
electrical engineering industry, the export potential of food
products, textile cooperation and prospective areas related to
dual-use technologies and security solutions.


“The Polish market can provide Uzbek entrepreneurs with new
opportunities to expand their presence in Europe and develop
business ties with European partners,” participants noted.


The Polish side also presented the country's business
environment and potential cooperation opportunities for Uzbek
companies seeking access to European markets.


Uzbekistan's Ambassador to Poland Amirsaid Agzamkhodjaev and
representatives of Poland's Ministry of Economic Development and
Technology, the Polish Investment and Trade Agency and the
Poland-Asia Chamber of Commerce and Industry also presented
proposals aimed at strengthening bilateral economic ties.


The forum continued with business-to-business meetings, during
which Uzbek and Polish companies discussed establishing export and
import ties, implementing joint projects and developing long-term
commercial partnerships.


“Direct engagement between businesses will be essential to
translating the existing economic potential into practical projects
and sustainable trade growth,” participants said.