TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, December 16. Uzbekistan
and Kuwait discussed expanding cooperation in the petrochemical
sectors, logistics and trade, as well as the supply of aviation
fuel, Trend reports
via the Uzbek Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade.
The issues were examined during a meeting between Uzbekistan’s
Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade, Laziz Kudratov;
Kuwait’s Minister of Oil and Chairman of the Kuwait Petroleum
Corporation, Tareq Sulaiman Al-Roumi; and Kuwait’s Minister of
Commerce and Industry, Khalifa Abdullah Al-Ajeel, held in the
context of the Uzbek minister’s official visit to Kuwait.
As part of the visit, Minister Kudratov also engaged in
discussions with representatives of the Kuwaiti government,
business sector, and financial institutions, and participated in
the second session of the Uzbekistan–Kuwait Intergovernmental Joint
Commission.
Deliberations with Kuwait’s Minister of Electricity, Water and
Renewable Energy, Sabeeh Abdulaziz Al-Mukhaizeem, centered on
prospects for deepening investment and trade cooperation, including
the proposed establishment of a “GCC–Central Asia” Development
Fund.
A key feature of the visit was participation in the
Uzbekistan–Kuwait Business Forum and the “Made in Uzbekistan”
exhibition. Consultations with Kuwaiti business representatives
also culminated in the signing of multiple bilateral
agreements.
Additionally, in February 2025, Uzbekistan and Kuwait formalized
a joint declaration aimed at advancing bilateral relations within
the framework of a comprehensive partnership.
