BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 16. Uzbekistan and
Slovakia have discussed increasing bilateral trade to $300 million
and expanding investment and industrial cooperation during the
second meeting of the Uzbekistan-Slovakia Intergovernmental
Commission on Economic Cooperation in Bratislava on October 15.
This was reflected in the statement by Uzbekistan's Ministry of
Investment, Industry and Trade. The meeting was co-chaired by Akram
Aliyev, Uzbekistan’s deputy minister of investment, industry and
trade, and Vladimír Šimoňák, state secretary of Slovakia’s Ministry
of Economy.
The parties discussed opportunities to develop joint projects in
the automotive industry, energy, pharmaceuticals, transport
infrastructure and digitalization.
As part of the meeting, the Uzbek and Slovak sides additionally
held negotiations with representatives of Matador Holding, DATAPAC,
Betamont, Saneca Pharmaceuticals, MicroStep-MIS and SOITRON to
identify promising areas for cooperation.
The discussions focused on expanding business ties, attracting
investment and strengthening industrial partnerships between the
two countries.
Following the meeting, the parties signed a protocol formalizing
the agreements reached during the negotiations.
They also agreed to hold the third meeting of the
Uzbekistan-Slovakia Intergovernmental Commission on Economic
Cooperation in Tashkent in June 2027.
"At the end of the meeting, a Memorandum was signed to solidify
the agreements reached. It was agreed to hold the next meeting of
the Commission in June 2027 in Tashkent," the ministry said in the
statement.
