BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 23. A delegation of
entrepreneurs from Uzbekistan’s Tashkent region is exploring
investment and trade opportunities in Poland, focusing on
agriculture, water management, industrial manufacturing and
medicinal plant processing, the regional administration said on
October 23.
The delegation, led by Dilshod Rasulov, head of the Tashkent
region project office of Uzbekistan’s Agency for Industrial
Cooperation and Public Procurement, is meeting with Polish
government officials, industry organizations and major
manufacturers to expand bilateral economic ties and develop joint
projects.
The first round of talks involved Jacek Czerniak, Poland’s
deputy minister of agriculture, and Piotr Kolada, head of the
National Support Centre for Agriculture (KOWR). The discussions
focused on increasing bilateral trade, diversifying exports and
addressing transport and logistics challenges.
The sides also highlighted the potential of the Polish-Uzbek
Trade House, established in Ohangaron district of Tashkent region,
to strengthen commercial ties and help businesses from both
countries expand their market presence.
The delegation also met with Jacek Jarząbek, vice president of
Wody Polskie, and representatives of Poland’s Ministry of
Infrastructure. The talks covered water resource management,
reservoir operations, water storage systems and improvements to
canals and pumping stations. The sides also explored the use of
drones and artificial intelligence to digitize water management and
improve operational efficiency.
Plans were outlined to organize an online meeting between
representatives of Uzbekistan’s Uzsuvtaminot water utility and
Polish specialists, as well as to strengthen cooperation between
the relevant government agencies.
As part of the visit, the delegation examined operations at
Polish manufacturers, including Pronar, which produces agricultural
and municipal machinery. The parties explored potential equipment
supplies, manufacturing cooperation and joint projects.
At Dary Natury, a Polish company specializing in organic food
products and medicinal plants, the delegation examined processing
and packaging operations. The sides also considered opportunities
to export medicinal plants grown in Uzbekistan to Poland for
processing and subsequent sale as finished products.
