BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 21. Uzbekistan and
Iran are seeking to expand agricultural cooperation, with officials
focusing on livestock, farm mechanization, trade and investment,
fisheries, research and joint projects, following today's
meeting.
This was reflected in the statement by the Ministry of
Agriculture of Uzbekistan, following the Uzbekistan-Iran
Agricultural Business Forum in Tashkent, which brings together
representatives of the two countries’ agricultural sectors,
businesses and entrepreneurs to explore new projects and advance
existing agreements.
Iranian Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Nouri arrived in
Uzbekistan to attend the forum.
Ahead of the event, Uzbekistan Agriculture Minister Ibrahim
Abdurakhmanov held talks with his Iranian counterpart on expanding
cooperation in agriculture, identifying promising areas and making
more effective use of opportunities available to businesses in both
countries.
The sides discussed potential cooperation in livestock farming,
agricultural mechanization, agricultural exports and imports,
fisheries, scientific research and joint investment projects.
Particular attention was given to turning agreements reached
between the two countries into concrete projects and strengthening
direct contacts between Uzbek and Iranian businesses.
The business forum is expected to provide a platform for
companies and industry representatives to identify potential
partners, discuss specific investment proposals and develop new
commercial initiatives in the agricultural sector.
The sides also emphasized the importance of supporting new
business initiatives and strengthening practical cooperation
between entrepreneurs from Uzbekistan and Iran.
The forum is intended to help expand agricultural trade and
investment while creating new opportunities for cooperation in
production, technology, research and agricultural machinery.
The event also provides an opportunity to follow up on
agreements reached at the government level and identify specific
projects that can be jointly implemented by companies from the two
countries.
