TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, December 17. Uzbekistan
has announced the signing of the Protocol on Bilateral Market
Access Negotiations with Ecuador, Special Representative of the
President of Uzbekistan on WTO matters, Azizbek Urunov wrote on his
social media account, Trend reports.
"We have formalized the Protocol on Bilateral Market Access
Negotiations with Ecuador's Ambassador, H.E. Mr. José Valencia, in
the presence of Ecuador's Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade Policy,
Mr. César Sánchez Icaza," stated Urunov.
He highlighted that Ecuador ranks as Uzbekistan's second-largest
trading partner in South America.
"Ecuador's support for Uzbekistan's accession to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) is pivotal, laying a strong foundation for the
continued expansion of trade and economic ties between Central Asia
and South America," he emphasized.
During the 11th meeting of the Working Group on Uzbekistan's
accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Uzbekistan
successfully concluded bilateral market access negotiations with
both Canada and Panama, formalizing the agreements through the
signing of protocols.
