TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, December 22. Uzbekistan
has signed the Protocol on Bilateral Market Access Negotiations
with Russia as part of its accession process to the World Trade
Organization, Special Representative of the President of Uzbekistan
on WTO, Azizbek Urunov wrote on his social media account, Trend reports.
“On the margins of the working visit of H.E. President Shavkat
Mirziyoyev to Saint Petersburg, we signed, together with the
Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Maksim
Reshetnikov, the Protocol concluding our bilateral market access
negotiations within the WTO accession process,” Urunov stated.
He noted that the negotiations were continuous, substantive, and
constructive, ultimately resulting in a positive outcome.
“While some work still remains, we are now fully focused on
advancing multilateral negotiations, completing the necessary
legislative upgrades, and successfully concluding the accession
process next year,” he emphasized.
Earlier in December, Uzbekistan also announced the signing of a
Protocol on Bilateral Market Access Negotiations with Ecuador,
further advancing its WTO accession effort.
